Two WWI military issue refracting telescopes and a presentation telescope Various makers, early 20th century Each 2 inch three draw with shuttered eyepiece, integral leather tapered grip and sliding sun shade, the first inscribed T.T. & H. LTD, 1916, No. 16773, TEL. SIG. (MK IV) ALSO GS to first draw and the second with M.O.D. Broad Arrow over TEL SIG (Mk III), NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA, LONDON, 1914, No. 9646, each approx. 85cm (33.5ins) long extended, 29cm (11.5ins) long closed; the presentation telescope 1.125 inch single draw inscribed 14X, Voigtlander & Sohn A.G., Braunschweig next to the shuttered eyepiece, with leather grip and sun shade inscribed ADMIRALTY PRIZE, FOR MERITORIOUS EXAMINATION, Awarded to:, Sub-Lie'nt. G.A. Barrat R.N., 1912, 60cm (23.5ins) extended, 44cm (17.25ins) closed; together with a pair of japanned brass binocular field glasses, unsigned, with rack and pinion focus, eye-width screw adjustment and sunshades to each of the objectives, 30cm (12ins) closed, (4). The first two telescopes in the current lot are of a type issued to army personnel during WWI primarily for signal or gunnery purposes including snipers.