MNV-K

The MNV-K is a Russian monocular night vision device made to accomodate Katod series IIT with its housing specific obejctive and eyepiece.

There are several variants of the MNV-K but the features common to all of them are -among others- onboard IR LED illumination, battery compartment opens at the rear end of the device and the power switch is located on the front. The MNV-K is usually fitted with both a mini-rail and a threaded port for attaching a standard Norotos type j-arm or a dual bridge. The objective of the MNV-K is threaded and can accomodate PVS-14 sized threaded filters and lenses. The eyepiece is similarly threaded but in a different size from US mil-spec ones.

Its variations include features as stowed-position ON/OFF (selectable from the power switch), manual or fixed gain and lenses that lessen fish-eye effect common to all Katod tubes.

Bridging dual MNV-K While it is designed as a monocular device two units can be sucessfully bridged and so run as a binocular unit without the shape of either device interfering with the other for narrow IPD settings or to minimize its footprint for storage.

In spite of its form factor resembling the PVS-14 mounting MNV-K devices to US Standard mounts and bridges may have its challenges as the dimensions of the housing differ from its US counterpart: using a bayonet j-arm or a dual bridge together with mounts such as G24 or RHNO others with limited height adjustment will result in eyepiece center sitting slightly lower than an average users eyes.

The MNV-K weighs in at around 320 grams.

The housing is made from a durable polymer with the circuitry acessible by removing a cover. Circuit board is liftable by removing a screw which also exposes the power connectors to the poles of the IIT.