Portable Metallographic Microscopes is an industrial, handheld and self-contianted portable metallurgical microscope with vertical light source. Ideally used for inspection metallography of metals in laboratory or in-situ. It can also be used for identification of casting quality, inspection of raw material or metallurgical structure research and analysis of processed material in factory and laboratory. Microscope can be attached directly against the surface of ferrous metal at any angles for non-destructive examination on flat, curvature as well as other complicated surface, with the help of optional magnetic base. The microscope is fitted with a portable and easy to use rechargeable LED illuminator.