HERE WE HAVE A SUPERB,TOTALLY ORIGINAL AND RARE EXAMPLE OF A SET OF BRITISH WORLD WAR ONE / TWO HOUGHTON BUTCHER MANUFACTURING COMPANY SNIPER RIFLE TELESCOPIC SIGHTS,MANUFACTURED IN FULBOURN ROAD,WALTHAMSTOW,LONDON, MEASURING 11 INCHES EXACTLY AND SUPERB CONDITION FOR THEIR AGE.THE MAIN BODY OF THE SCOPE IS STAMPED \"TEL. STG. No. 42 Mk1,H.B.M.Co, OS . 817 GA, REGD. No. 2626 AND BELOW THAT IS THE WAR DEPARTMENT MARK/CROWS FOOT,(PLEASE REFER TO IMAGES)THE OPTICS ON THE SCOPE ARE PERFECT,IN FACT AS GOOD AS THE DAY THEY WERE MADE AND THE SCOPE IS READY TO USE.ALTHOUGH THE BRASS ON THE SMALLER LENSE IS A LITTLE OUT OF SHAPE,IT DOES NOT DETRACT FROM USE AND IS ONLY MENTIONED FOR ACCURACY OF DESCRIPTION AND AFTER ALL IS A VERY EASY FIX IN THE RIGHT HANDS.(PLEASE SEE IMAGES)THE BODY DOES HAVE SLIGHT AGE RELATED WEAR AND PAINT LOSS,(PLEASE STUDY IMAGES)AS WOULD BE EXPECTED OF SOMETHING OF THIS NATURE AND AGE,THERE IS ALSO SLIGHT SURFACE RUST TO SOME OF THE SCOPES BODY,(PLEASE SEE IMAGES)I HAVE LEFT THE SCOPE IN AS FOUND CONDITION FOR ITS NEW OWNER TO RESTORE IT HOPEFULLY SYMPATHETICALLY AND NOT MAKE IT LOOK LIKE NEW,AN EASY FIX REALLY WITH SOME WIRE WOOL AND SOME LIGHT OIL.THIS IS A SUPERB AND RARE FIND,A MUST FOR THE COLLECTOR SO GRAB YOURSELF A BARGAIN AS IT MAY BE A LONG TIME BEFORE YOU SEE ANOTHER ONE,ESPECIALLY OF THIS STANDARD.IT IS FULLY INTACT AND NO LOSSES.SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE,SO GRAB YOURSELVES A BARGAIN,ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK AND GOOD LUCK SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO offer ,THANK YOU.
I HAVE TRIED TO DESCRIBE THIS AS HONEST AS POSSIBLE,I AM FROM AN ENGINEERING BACK GROUND SO HOPEFULLY I HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB,I HAVE BASICALLY DESCRIBED WHAT I AM VIEWING AND WHAT IT SAYS ON THE TIN AS THEY SAY.
GOOD LUCK.