Combined telescope and telemeter device

A combination telescope and range finding apparatus, comprising:

• an elongated telescope housing forming at opposite ends thereof first and second openings to define an optical axis, and a third opening in a side wall thereof;
• an objective lens disposed in one of the first and second openings;
• an eyepiece disposed in the other of the first and second openings;
• an internal tube mounted within the telescope housing for selective pivotal movements relative to the optical axis and providing a target mark visible in the eyepiece;
• a beam path extending between the objective lens and the eyepiece through the internal tube;
• an opto-electronic range finder provided with means for emitting and receiving a measuring beam through the third opening to and from a subject and for determining the distance to the subject as a function of the interval between emission and reception of the measuring beam;
• measuring beam deflection means disposed in the beam path within the internal tube for directing the measuring beam through the third opening and the eyepiece from and to the range finder;
• and
• means for rendering a focal at least the portion of the measuring beam between the measuring beam deflection means and the range finder.