Product Details
CARL ZEISS, JENA
AN ASTONISHINGLY RARE PAIR OF 12-20-40x80 VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION KRIEGSMARINE OBSERVATION BINOCULARS,
serial no. 13416 circa 1935 and almost certainly designed for the bridge of a capital ship, of roof-prism design with fixed barrels joined by a substantial trapezoid mount, the ocular lenses housed on rotating mounts, each mount sporting an individually focussing eye-piece for 12, 20 and 40 magnifications, the rear of the prism housings marked with Kriegsmarine eagle device together with 'ART I' over 'Nr. 189' on the left housing and 'T' over the Carl Zeiss Jena trademark above 'DF 12.20.40x80' and the serial number, the barrels and prism housings finished in a black stippled covering, the remainder in gloss black, retaining their original leather objective lens caps, original rubber cups for the ocular lenses and further rubber covers for the two 12-power eye-pieces and contained in a later custom made wood storage case painted in Kriegsmarine green-grey, overall length of binoculars 24in., weight without case approx. 21lbs.
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Estimate £3,000-5,000