Antique France French Military Telescope E. Vion Paris Functional

Description

I am offering for sale a late 19th Century or early 20th Century antique triple draw 40 power French military telescope made by E. Vion of Paris.   There is a sun shade on the end of the main barrel, the barrels are covered in leather and there are two leather end caps.  The optics are fully functional.  The main body is black enamel over brass and can be unscrewed in 3 places.  The small lens has a sliding protective cover.  It is in very good condition with age appropriate wear.  The stitching on one of the end caps is separating as you can see in the photos.  It measures 8 3/4" long with both end caps in place.  When fully open, the telescope measures 22".