Original British Boer War Named Officer's Three Draw Brass Telescope circa 1895 Martini-Henry Rifle single-shot rifle fired fixed ammunition

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

Toronto and Paris

Bore shows land and grooves

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

Original British Boer War Named Officer's Three Draw Brass Telescope circa 1895 Martini-Henry Rifle single-shot rifle fired fixed ammunitionOriginal 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