Bill pretty much nailed it. It's a great scope if you like that kind of thing. Should be a fun project, maybe take you back to your youth, huh?

The RV-6 currently on the Bay (selling out of Brattleboro Vermont) has an older-style mount (around the time of the Apollo program, they added "moon lander feet" to the mount) so this one appears to be pre-1968 or so...

The chances of this scope having an excellent primary mirror are quite good.

Most everything else about these scopes was a bit quirky, but quite usable.

Frankly, it would be a lot less bother to get a new, lightweight 6" f/8 Chinese Dob....but your're not that kind of guy, are you?

So, get out there and start mowing lawns, young man....you have a telescope to buy!

Cheers,

Jim

p.s. there's a great Yahoo Dynascope group that will be quite helpful with all your restoration questions, parts swapping, upgrade ideas, etc. Also, there were quite a few of these made; they turn up fairly frequently, so no need to go overboard with any one opportunity. Since they were made in Connecticut, more tend to show up on the east coast (just as many more Caves turn up on the Left Coast...) Make sure he packs it well for its cross-country trip!