Description
Navigator books
36 caliber octagonal barrel is 34" long and measures 50" in overall length
though it was painted black at one point
Ranjit Singh was proclaimed as Maharaja of the Punjab on 12 April 1801 (to coincide with Vaisakhi)
This rare later version has a bakelite body surrounding a rotating metal lamp housing
Original British Named Officer's Leather Covered Two Draw Brass Telescope by Dickman & Son c.1890 Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns Navigator booksOriginal Item: One of a Kind. We received this out of long time storage in our large Optic's buy of 2017 in England. This two drawer telescope measures 14" when closed and opens to 36 1 2" when fully extended. The telescope is of all Brass construction, with a brown leather covering the outer barrel. It is maker engraved on rear barrel: Dickman & Son Monkwearmouth Also on the rear barrel it is named to the owner inside an engraved panel: MAJ. LORD J.