A brass telescope of no less than 70 cm long, consisting of 5 elements. Only the two lower elements can be retracted, the telescope is folded in 50 cm long. The weight is 799 grams. The name of the maker is at the eyehole. A. Bardou, Paris. According to internet sources, this signature indicates a production date between 1878 and 1895. It is clear that the telescope has been used intensively, in the field or on a ship (with dents and traces of use here and there)? The optical elements are intact, the original glassware shows no cracks. There is also light to be seen in the telescope, for a clear view it must first be restored in the way usual for these old telescopes.