Detachable lens shooting sights with case

Made:
1750-1850 in Vienna
maker:
M. Greitsgh

Detachable lens shooting sights fitted with spring clips for attaching to a firearm, in shaped, tooled leather case, by M Greitsgh, Vienna, Austria , 1750-1850.

Details

Category:
Optics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1983-141
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal), glass, leather, cardboard and paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall (case): 25 mm x 110 mm x 70 mm, Wt. 0.084kg
type:
shooting lens and instrument case
credit:
Wellcome Trust