Brass & Aluminium Tripod, Military Or Other Use?

[leigh kitchen]

I bought this a few days ago, thinking of using it as a stand to support a vehicle lamp adapted as a table lamp, without drilling, sawing or otherwise messing around either component.
Out of interest, does any body know what kind of implement this would have supported please?
It's made of brass, the leg extensions of aluminium, no paint, no markings so I'm assuming it's not military.
It does have a few nicks cut into it as if somebody's marked it for a particular setting, or maybe just to mark it for identification.
It's 48 cm tall with legs extended.
Somebody loved it enough to make two new feet / clamps for it.

[High Wood]

A counter balanced tripod for a movie camera?

[leigh kitchen]

Thanks, could be.

[magpie]

Looks like a self leveling gimbal, obviously a small device would sit on the spigot.

[leigh kitchen]

Ta.

[runic1901]

The device looks home made from various components. Why all the holes in the main support ring? The legs seem to be fitted into three of these holes.
Being made of different metals it would be subject to galvanic corrosion if allowed to remain wet (rain getting into the leg joints, etc).