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Lot 255: Two Optical Instruments including Aitchison London No 3 Mark II Military Binoculars and an atlasformen 8x40 Monocular
2026-09-02T09:00:00Z
Start price: £10
Lot 255:
Two Optical Instruments including Aitchison London No 3 Mark II Military Binoculars and an atlasformen 8x40 Monocular
Description
This lot comprises a pair of vintage British military prismatic binoculars and a modern monocular. The binoculars are constructed with a black-painted brass body and textured grip barrels. The left shoulder features white-filled engraved text reading BINOCULAR PRISMATIC, No 3 Mark II, and MAGNIFICATION 6. The right shoulder bears engraved text reading GRATICULES 1/2° APART, AND 1/4° 1/2° AND 1° HIGH, AITCHISON LONDON, and 1923, positioned above a broad arrow pheon mark indicating British government property. A faint, illegible red mark is located on the brass near the lower edge of the right shoulder plate. The instrument is accompanied by a fitted brown leather carrying case with a buckled shoulder strap. The second item is a modern zoom monocular with a black rubber-armoured body and silver-toned bands. It features printed white text reading atlasformen OPTICAL and ZOOM 8×40, with a focus scale reading 1.5 3 6 10 12 ∞.
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