Coins & Banknotes Auction 366

Telescope: WWII Australian Army telescope sighting No 124 LP Mark I. Used with the 2 Pndr anti-tank gun & the Matilda Mark II tank. Manufactured in Australia by British Optical Co in 1942. Marked Sydney, DD. Well made plus in heavy leather cases with brass reinforcing components as also marked 1942. LOA 45cm (18 inches). Overall VGC with a small amount of perishing to the rubber eye piece plus a spare empty case. Rare item. Seldom seen. Both telescope & leather cases GC. (1 telescope, 2 cases)
Estimate A$400