A USGI M2 tripod made by rock island arsenal in 1955 for my soon to be finished 1919a4. Original wwii dated ones, or any usgi ones for that matter seemed to have sky rocketed through roof, when you could find them, got this beauty shipped from france, complete for under $500. was coated in a candy apple green paint, that i pressure washed most off, to reveal original usgi parkerizing. stioll needs a lil elbow grease, but is a fully functional solid tripod.