Gestell 38 10x80 Flakfernrohr binocular tripod 'bvu'

A nice example of the Gestell 38 optic tripod, as was primarily issued with the 10x80 Flakfernrohr binoculars, but also employed with other larger binocular variants. 
 
This one has at some stage has received a reissue blue/turquiose overpaint, but clearly retains most of the original wartime factory tan paint beneath! 
 
It is clearly maker code marked 'bvu' to signify manufacture by Kuhlmann, Franz, Werkstaetten fur Praezisonnmechanik u. Maschinenbau, Hauptwerke Wilhelmshaven. 
 
The tripod still folds out to be used at the normal height, but some work to free up the adjustment knobs and extendable function of each individual leg. 
 
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