Newly acquired No. 32 MKII scope

[bigduke6]

Thats the one Jim, I thought it was another one regarding post #4, (which was in France IIRC that you couldn't make out anything on the tube) the seller does state Satisfaction guaranteed!, so I can't see a problem.........

[Warren]

I added up the total decent parts on the re-run of the butchered Ebay scope and came to about $150.00 Cdn. in value.
To transplant an ocular bell with the retaining rings around the erector cell cover or replace the rings by taking one off a 42 or 53 is a bitch of a job...done it and don't relish doing it again. They are brazed on.
The knobs are toast as is most of the turret assembly: a lot of metal has been removed.
Hmm, maybe an offer of $140.00 tops.
By the way, the No.4 (T) with the crushed ocular bell and missing the turret body in a previous posting is the "survivor" of a house fire.
The turret assembly just plain melted off.
I've rebuilt a 32 out of a house fire but no way close to that one and it came out OK, but even the erector lenses were pooched. Every lens had just exploded.
Not as hot a fire as the current one but it did however, get a lot of heat.

[browningautorifle]

the "survivor" of a house fire

That would be sad to find after the water receded. Nothing to be done with any of it.

[Peter Laidler]

I think that we can all agree that the vendor of the telescope must be inhabiting another planet. Or is asking financial advice from someone living there. He's making himself look like a wally!