Original British Victorian Officer's Three-Draw Brass Telescope named to Lt. Col. F.F. Colvin, 9th Lancers U.S. Flare Guns The site was selected because

The site was selected because its sandy soil made it difficult for POWs to escape by tunneling

so up you rise to meet the morn

The canvas carry strap is marked B

this is one

The 26" barrel is 5" shorter than the Tower contract rifles for use by other rank rifleman which suggests that this short rifle was commissioned by an officer possibly even of the 95th regiment

Original British Victorian Officer's Three-Draw Brass Telescope named to Lt. Col. F.F. Colvin, 9th Lancers U.S. Flare Guns The site was selected becauseOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a very nice Victorian Officers telescope, recently acquired as part of a large Optics collection IMA purchased in 2018 in England. This is a THREE DRAW telescope measuring 35 1 2" when fully extended including its Sun Shade, and just 11 1 2" when fully compressed. It has an extendable sun shield to the front, and has a lovely leather covering on the barrel. The eyepiece and sunshield both used to have sliding dust