Telescope Revolver 30x 45x 60x 110 mm, La Filotecnica Milano, Royal Italian Army, 1940

Telescope with Revolver turret equipped with 30x 45x 60x 110mm objective lens, it was created by "La Filotecnica - Milan" in 1940 to be destined for the Royal Army during the Second World War.

These exceptional telescopes were produced in a very limited number of specimens. They saw their greatest use on desert and coastal fronts such as East Africa and the Greek Front as they were able to provide the observer with sufficient magnification to view targets located at long distances.

The telescope is completely made of bronze, as well as the tilting element and the support base, while its original stand designed to support it is built in solid wood with structural parts also in bronze and allows extensibility up to two meters high in total safety and stability.

The movements for the azimuth and zenith movements are micrometric racks that can be operated through the two cardan joint levers.

All the mechanisms work perfectly and the vision is clear, bright and very sharp. Complete with its original objective lens cover.

History of Salmoiraghi:

Salmoiraghi was a company resulting from the experience that Angelo Salmoiraghi acquired, after graduating from the Polytechnic of Milan, in Filotecnica, founded in 1865, under the guidance of the founder Ignazio Porro.

In Filotecnica, Eng. Salmoiraghi held positions of manager until acquiring ownership in 1873, transforming the name into "Salmoiraghi, Rizzi e C." for the production of optical and topographical instruments.

In 1877 the company dissolved and Angelo Salmoiraghi continued the business alone with a new company called Filotecnica Salmoiraghi.

At the end of the century he had excellent collaborations: above all that of Francesco Koristka, improving the offer of optical and precision instruments. Under his guidance the company developed considerably, to the point of acquiring a leading role among the producers of optical and precision instruments, the Italian Royal Air Force and the Royal Italian navy.