Original British Victorian Era Pocket Telescope of General Hector MacDonald German Field Gear being adopted by the armies

being adopted by the armies of France

The leather strap is brown and complete

especially in the tropics of Burma and Malaya provided the British with a completely new range of problems not least of which was the tremendous damp and humidity which destroyed all types of equipment very quickly

British troops armed with Martini-Henry rifles faced an overwhelming Zulu army

157 had been delivered before a 5 October 1864 fire put Colt's factory out of operation for the duration of hostilities

Original British Victorian Era Pocket Telescope of General Hector MacDonald German Field Gear being adopted by the armiesOriginal Item: One of a kind. A very fine pocket telescope of brass construction contained in the original fiber tubular case together with a second lens assembly also carried in a separate case. Offered in fine condition and dating to the later half of the 19th century. Engraved on the brass barrel: TO: CAPTAIN HECTOR MACDONALD FROM CAPTAIN MUSTAFA ISA E. A. CAIRO Note the E. A. stands for Egyptian Army. Hector MacDonald was born in Scotland in 1853