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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 31619, member: 360&quot;]I was about to ask that, actually. The barrel at the front has a recess and two ridges at equal distance. I wondered if perhaps it had leather on it at some point? I dunno. It&#039;s got a couple of dents in it (nothing major), and the brass is very very smooth.</p><p><br /></p><p>How was leather affixed? Glue? Or just sewn on? I see no evidence of any adhesives on here.</p><p><br /></p><p>See here on the right? </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Ffbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net%2Fhphotos-ak-xfa1%2Ft31.0-8%2F10397224_1534988513426296_5965456251975449946_o.jpg&amp;hash=a281913a2d22896463e25931b90ac18b" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I think that area next to the eyepiece would be where any leather-wrapping would&#039;ve gone. If it ever had any. And I don&#039;t know whether it did or not. How common was it to have leather wrapping? Did they sell just naked-brass telescopes? And what&#039;s the purpose of the leather? Is it just decorative or...?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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