Original British WWI French-Made Trench M.G. Telescope mounted on Hotchkiss Portative Tripod Caps & Hats cylindrical housing

cylindrical housing

Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)

and by 1943 this had been expanded to two KP/-31s per squad

and then was involved in the Capture of Jerusalem in December of 1917

top and rear of cabinet

Original British WWI French-Made Trench M.G. Telescope mounted on Hotchkiss Portative Tripod Caps & Hats cylindrical housingOriginal Item: One of a Kind. We have never seen a telescope setup quite like this before! It consists of a very fine leather covered Three Draw brass telescope, measuring 32" when fully extended and only 13" when fully collapsed. The brass barrel has the French makers name as well as British acceptance markings: E. VION Paris S 2. 285 (Broad Arrow) The telescope is still fully functional, with clear optics giving a good image. The tube nearest the