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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Binastro" data-source="post: 3167797" data-attributes="member: 111403">. Hi enigma,. The piece attached to the central axle seems to be a tripod adapter, which would have fitted onto a tripod.It may have been custom-made, both tripod adapter and the tripod, although it could be from an old telescope, the tripod that is.A friend of mine once bought at an auction a tripod with a broken head. At the same auction was the instrument that was attached to it, namely a very rare Italian made Galileo 90 mm binocular with triplet turret eyepieces. Instead of buying both items he just bought the broken tripod.And then he proceeded to weld the head back onto the tripod at 90° to the correct orientation.I would love to have had this rare Galileo binocular. Such are auctions, especially when the buyer doesn't know what he is buying.Sometimes, though, I have been lucky.I'm pretty sure you will do well at the auction, at least hopefully.Nice airfield at Stapleford. Interesting aircraft use it. My friend flies from there.</blockquote>