Our monthly collector gun show was this morning, and I came home with a "new" spotting scope and tripod! The scope is a French Selci 36x from 1890, with perfect optics! The tripod is a British item from the same era.
The tripod will need two steel points on the end of two legs, as it's only got one. I may build three, so they all match, and look the same.
Might not be quite as good as my modern Kowa, but sure will look cooler at our long-range shoots!