14th Apr, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST

Militaria & Ethnographica

 
  Lot 64
 

64

An Edwardian 2'' Lacquered Brass Two Draw Artillery Field Telescope, with cross hair reticle,...

An Edwardian 2'' Lacquered Brass Two Draw Artillery Field Telescope, with cross hair reticle, stitched leather sleeve and lens cap, the underside of the tube with brass tripod bracket marked W.WATSON & SONS, 1904, No.391 and with broad arrow, the second draw faintly engraved Tel.F.A.(Mk.II*) and Sen.Staff, overstamped NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA, LONDON, 1901/1421, later marked with a broad arrow and IV, together with an oak tripod with calibrated brass mounts, cogged elevation and spirit level (broken), marked HOUGHTON-BUTCHER MFG.CO.LTD., LONDON 1916 No.907, with broad arrow

Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £300


 

. Good clear optics. Dent to first draw tube. Some minor bruising to the leather. Later markings to the tube. The associated tripod in good used condition. The spirit level glass bubble tube is broken.

 


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Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 14th Apr, 2021

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