Hello.
I am on the way for the restoration of my No. 32.
Attached here some pics about the job steps....final pic is with tube reblued, waiting for the black paint.

I assumed that front brass shade should be chemically blackened, meanwhile the drums should be black painted including ring and screw......is it right?..... Mine was already completely brass look.

Both objective and ocular lenses cells has some issue.
Objective cell has some "fog" in the outer portion of the lenses but according to Mr. Leidler booklet, I assumed it cannot be fixed except with a new cell from a No. 53.....no 53 in my view on the web now

Ocular lenses has the same "fog" plus a "blurr" elsewhere half the way between lens centre and lens edge. I believe to strip the cell, separate the lenses and then reglue with balsam.
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