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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 116181, member: 360&quot;]Picked these up today for a jolly good price. And got a discount on top, to boot! Not a large discount, but any discount is good! </p><p><br /></p><p>These are a pair of *STUNNING* solid brass French-manufactured field-glasses, probably from the last quarter of the 1800s. </p><p><br /></p><p>They are absolutely flawless in condition. A bit of grime is easily rubbed off. The lenses were easily unscrewed, wiped clean, polished, and replaced and any loose components were just as easily unscrewed, cleaned, replaced, and tightened to eliminate rattling. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/12646983_1691732847751861_840172247663795564_n.jpg?oh=a91c65679937338c78b232b3c22927d7&amp;oe=57273733&amp;__gda__=1461937256_9258bfe9352a53e582b9a5dbdf73aa21" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/12669698_1691732834418529_2357968972560121087_n.jpg?oh=ea09a4b325c02e08e1156a1532ffe0a1&amp;oe=5729E947&amp;__gda__=1466923640_2093bd885dfcd33414168c299aa09e11" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/v/t1.0-9/12509627_1691732927751853_7866937961489982194_n.jpg?oh=2e27367a3fa346ecc7d94cdd3ee11532&amp;oe=573C2DE4&amp;__gda__=1462652893_a2d88fdde166e503e4893d09c5e030c2" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-hkg3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xft1/v/t1.0-9/12662574_1691732844418528_4133656195092475028_n.jpg?oh=9f14e3466708cf2f442a7806485ba257&amp;oe=57233411" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-hkg3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpl1/v/t1.0-9/12717532_1691732894418523_3835075130971378234_n.jpg?oh=63dd819d77d912e591c2df52e2ee36fd&amp;oe=57385F20" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-hkg3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xft1/v/t1.0-9/12646983_1691732911085188_6502790708458991923_n.jpg?oh=3215287f583c41e213574c0805a1ed41&amp;oe=5766A207" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>The only real issue that I encountered was the deterioration of the felt lining inside the glare-shields. </p><p><br /></p><p>The felt rings inside the shields allow them to slide smoothly in and out, but they also provide the necessary friction to stop them sliding and dropping and rattling around when you need them to remain still. Unfortunately, after 100+ years, they were badly disintegrating. </p><p><br /></p><p>It was a simple matter of disassembling the binoculars, pulling apart the shields, tearing off the old felt (which was peeling off anyway) - cutting new strips of felt and gluing them inside - and then reassembling the whole thing. All done in less than 10 minutes. </p><p><br /></p><p>And the result? A fully functional pair of, admittedly, quite powerful binoculars! With brand new felt liners and a polished body, the glare shields now slide and hold as they did when they themselves were new! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>The only thing missing is the original strap (you can see the loops in the brass where the strap would&#039;ve attached) - I don&#039;t think I will bother to replace that. I like them without the strap better <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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