Lot 132: A British Second World War Military Brass and Leather Single Draw Telescope by W. Ottway and Co. Ltd Dated 1940

A British military-issue single-draw telescope, constructed with a brass barrel and a dark brown textured leather-covered main body. The instrument features a sliding sunshade at the objective lens end and a sliding protective cover for the eyepiece. The brass components exhibit a natural aged patina throughout. The innermost brass draw tube is incised with a broad arrow pheon mark above the maker’s name ‘W. OTWAY & Co. Ltd’ and location ‘EALING, LONDON.’. Below this is the date ‘1940’, the serial number ‘No. 2227’, and the designation ‘NP 41’. The black-painted metal eyepiece ring is also stamped with the matching serial number ‘2227’.