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.

Object Details

ID: NAV1613
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