[lhansen (Lars)]

This Gaunt mount was one of the first commercial made equatorial mounts in australia. Made by Gaunt of Melbourne, it was designed to carry a 4" refractor. However, since then it has seen better days and needs to attention, a previous owner mangled the brass setting circles. Im not sure if this version came with slow motion controls - but if it did they have also been removed

The head and pier are included. There is an awful lot of brass under that black paint. Fully restored it would be a magnificent mount for the collector or user of antique astronomical gear.

Collectively the mount and pier would weigh in excess of 100kg (all that brass and iron) so pickup is the only viable option.

$800 or best offer for a piece of Australian astronomical history