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Second World War 10 x 80 Binoculars, Hensoldt Wetzlar, Germany

$6,551.15List Price

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German Second World War Hensoldt Wetzlar Observation Binoculars, 10 x 80. A pair of German ex-military observation binoculars mounted on a modern aluminium cradle and gimble with vintage adjustable wooden tripod. The binoculars with 45º incline eyepieces and are marked D.F. 10 x 80, N064, Z1 x 49, om249. We believe these may be by Hensoldt Wetzlar as the original markings have been machined off but there is a very small amount left and it looks like their logo. There are two knobs on the top of the binoculars, the knob on the right-hand side is for interocular distance adjustment, the left knob is for the four shade settings for the lenses, (sometimes these are marked 'mittel - hell - klar - dunkel', medium - bright - clear - dark). The eyepieces can be focused individually and the optical quality of the lenses is remarkable and equal to any modern equivalent and having an outstanding visual clarity. This is a fine pair of binoculars with a highly polished finish, giving it a sculptural look. Size shown is without tripod. These large aperture binoculars produced during the Second World War were developed for their superior magnification and were manufactured for their specific military purposes where quality and dependability were more important than cost. They were used for long range land observation, aircraft identification or to facilitate the direction of anti-aircraft fire. Being large they were usually mounted onto heavy tripods and were also used on coastal installations as 'look-outs' or mounted to large heavy deck mountings on war ships. The sixth image is a wartime photograph showing the flak glass mounted onto the flak direction apparatus being used by female assistants (taken from the book - Militarische Fernglaser und Fernrohre by Hans Seeger). The DF 10 x 80 flak glass was manufactured in abundance during WWII by a number of German companies. The original design was by Emil Busch Optical Industries of Rathenow, their manufacturing code was cxn. The German Army Ordnance Department assigned secret manufacturing codes to the different companies, some of the other well known manufacturers were Josef Schneider (dkl), Carl Zeiss (blc), Ernst Leitz (beh), R. Fuess, vorm. J.G. Greiner Geissler, Optische Industrie, Berlin (cro), Optische Anstalt C.P. Goerz GmbH, Wien 75, Sonnleithnergasse 5 (bpd) and Optische Prazisionswerke GmbH , Warschau (eug). The D.F. engraved before 10 x 80 on the binoculars stands for Doppel-Fernrohr (double telescope) and they are mechanically joined together along the horizontal axis with both the left and right sides being separate entities. In addition to DF 10 x 80 and the serial number symbols such as ?, ? and X can be found engraved on the body of the binoculars. These give the indication of grease used on the devices and the different symbols appeared in different years as improvements in lubricant performance or availability changed. It is not unusual to have several markings as some instruments returned for servicing, repair or were re-greased and would have had the latest lubricants applied and thus the current symbol being added even if a previous one already existed. An approximate date of some of the different lubricant symbols are K.F. : 1940-1941 O : 1942 + : 1942-1944 (mainly applied in 1943) ? : 1943-1945 (mainly applied in 1944).

Dimensions:
Height: 9.06 in (23 cm)Width: 19.1 in (48.5 cm)Length: 9.06 in (23 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Aluminum
Place of Origin:
Germany
Period:
1940-1949
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1940s
Condition:
In very good restored and polished condition.
Seller Location:
Oxfordshire, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 279361stDibs: LU975718328062

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