Original British Boer War Named Officer's Three Draw Brass Telescope circa 1895 Martini-Henry Rifle Ubungsstelle Frankfurt a/O (Training Site

Ubungsstelle Frankfurt a/O (Training Site Frankfurt on the Order River)

Bore shows land and grooves

single-shot rifle fired fixed ammunition and was used primarily from a wheeled ground mount

It belonged to a corporal in the 750th Railway Operating Battalion

these were modeled after a set then in the Tower of London (Now at the Royal Armories in Leeds)

Original British Boer War Named Officer's Three Draw Brass Telescope circa 1895 Martini-Henry Rifle Ubungsstelle Frankfurt a/O (Training SiteOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Of all brass construction, this is a Three Draw telescope as purchased by a named Officer, who served in the 1899 1901 Second Boer War in South Africa. It measures 10" when completely closed and 31" when fully extended including its brass lens cover to the front. The Optics appear to be in perfect order, and the eyepiece lens cover is functional. Fully polished, it is marked with the Officer's name on the barrel by the