7 replies to this topic

[swellenuwe]

Hi everyone, and greetings from sunny South Africa.

 

I recently found the below telescope in a box from my late father.

 

Does anyone perhaps recognise what it is? Age? Manufacturer? etc. There are no makers marks that I can find.

 

Please see attached pics, and thank you in advance!

 

[highfnum]

cool

looks like for terrestrial use

[deSitter]

Interesting, probably a military item - focus and read off distance. "For Cavalry"?

 

-drl

[RichA]

Hi everyone, and greetings from sunny South Africa.

 

I recently found the below telescope in a box from my late father.

 

Does anyone perhaps recognise what it is? Age? Manufacturer? etc. There are no makers marks that I can find.

 

Please see attached pics, and thank you in advance!

 

Ask these people.  That scope you have may be worth something, the brass collar is unusual.

 

https://antiquetelescopesociety.org/

[swellenuwe]

Thank you everyone for the replies. Really appreciated. @RichA - thank you for the link, I will ask them!

 

Will report back with any further info received. 

[R Botero]

As per Rich's suggestion.  Go to the ATS's Group, which is very active.  There you can post pictures of your father's scope (beautiful instrument ) and ask questions:  https://ats-forum.groups.io/

 

Roberto

[swellenuwe]

Thank you, Roberto.I have contacted ATS, and hopefully they will be able to shed some light!

[jragsdale]

Thank you, Roberto.I have contacted ATS, and hopefully they will be able to shed some light!

Maybe. I think both here and at the ATS, there is a low priority on small handheld instruments, also on military equipment, so being an old brass military scope might be as far as you get.