We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Bruce saying
something like:

Lots of former Soviet-made ones came on the market at the time the
Cold War ended (early 1990s).

Still available on German ebay - search for 'Nachtsichtgeräte', the
Cyclop M-1 /H3T-1 being a particular favourite of the border guards.

Here's one... http://tinyurl.com/3nobo4

And here's an adaptor for M42, allowing a pic to be taken of the
escaper, just before you shoot him... http://tinyurl.com/4xwl3t

I got one of each last year for not much money. The image is viewable,
but what you'd expect from an 80s design. Iow, ok for spotting border
jumpers and not much else.
--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

"It's a moron working with power tools.
How much more suspenseful can you get?"
- House