Gun-sighting telescope
This heavy brass telescope is focused by rotating the eyepiece end. Marks on the body indicate that there was once a bracket attached to it, either for a stand or to fix the telescope to something else. It was probably used on a ship as a fixed telescope; for example, by a gun layer, who controlled the elevation of the gun barrel when firing.
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Object Details
ID: | NAV1613 |
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Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
Type: | Gun-sighting telescope |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | circa 1910 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 524 mm; Diameter: 52 mm |