I Have This Old Spotting Scope

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I have a spotting scope that I purchased at a gun show about 30 years ago. Always wondered what brand it was. The previous owner painted it black over a turquoise color. It looks to be either a Bushnell or Bosh and Lomb. The color might help in the identification. I would say it is 25 power. There are no markings on it at all. It would be nice to find a higher power screw in eye piece. Any
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[RayO]

I have a Bushnell SpaceMaster from the 70's that looks like that.

 

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I looked at pictures of the SpaceMaster and do not think it looks like that.

 

[Depart123]

It is an old Kowa TS-1. A very good spotting scope. I have 2 examples of the straight version, the TS-2. The fixed 25x eyepiece is the most desirable eyepiece for those scopes.

Kowa produced the original Spacemaster for Bushnell. It was a rebranded TS-2. I have never seen a Spacemaster built using the TS-1 body. If your TS-1 was built today, to the same standard, it would be a $1,200 scope.

25x is as perfect as it gets for watching mirage, which is why the 25x eyepiece was so popular with competitors.

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Kowa TS-1&cbir=sbi&imageBin=&qs=n&form=QBIR&sp=-1&pq=kowa ts-1&sc=2-9&sk=&cvid=5B875ED275244B1D9D4EAB9881116845

 

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That looks as though you are right, Mean. I had a later Kowa that I never should have sold.