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CLASSIC FIREARMS AND ACCESSORIES
Site last up-dated: 6th October 2008

 

BINOCULARS & EYEGLASSES

We list below some binoculars and eye glasses that we currently have available for sale. Click on the thumbnails for more photographs.
 

 

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Description

Price

NEW!
German Fixed Focus U-Boat night glass by Carl Zeiss Jena, 7 x 50
Condition:
Some of the most sought after service glass of WWII, these glasses have most of their original green painted finish, the rubber eye caps and objective lens caps are present, although the left hand objective cap has a perish crack, as does one of the eye piece covers.  The benutzer cover is missing, the glass is in excellent condition with no serious blemishes or growths to the lenses or prisms.
£1350
NEW!
A WWI 3 power German telescopic sniper sight by Dr Walther Gerard of Charlottenberg with rifle number 7664h, range drum to 900m. 
Condition:
The outside of this telescope shows evidence of re-finishing at some point with traces or the original blue to the bell, lenses are clear with no apparent blemishes
£350
 
A German 60cm Range Finder by J D Moeller, Wedel, for the MG 34 machine gun complete in its Waffenant marked leather carrying case, together with its carrying strap and leather end covers.
Condition:
Good overall with signs of rubbing and use to the grey paint on panels, optics are good, no dents or serious abrasions to the equipment, leatherwork is in good used condition.
Markings:
“J D Moeller, Wedel, 384 Em 34, Vergr.11X” to plate on the right hand side, various scales, then the letters “Berichtigung der Hohe” and “Berichtigung der Entfernung” on the sliding cover to adjusting bars.
£550
GD122
12x60 Carl Zeiss flak spotting binoculars (Krieg’s Marine) complete with their bakelite eye piece lens cover with its fibre strap.
Markings:
“BLC 12x60 5°”, cross hair graticule to right lens, graticule scale stamped on plate on top of the binocular, letter “T” on right hand side of frame. 
Condition:
All metalwork is light grey, 70% finish remaining - optics very good - clear vision
£875
A399 (GD124)
6 power binocular Prismatic number 3 MkII by Carl Zeiss London Limited dated 1916, in their original maker’s case number 3 Prismatic Binocular Mk + Limited FA Suckley RGA marked on it.
Markings:
Left hand side “Binocular Prismatic No. 3 MkII Magnification 6 no 11259”, “F A Suckley RGA”, on the right hand cover graticules ½° apart and ½° left ° and 1½° high, “Carl Zeiss London Limited 1916”. Broad arrows marked to the front
Condition:
The binoculars and case are excellent.  Graticules have been removed from the binoculars.
 £265
GD125
6 x 30mm Prismatic binoculars by Bausch and Long US Signals issue, in their fibre lined leather covered riveted case.
Markings:
Roundels to left and right rear of prism covers, “prism stereo 30mm apert” in the centre “6 power”, on the right “Bausch and Long Optical Company USA Rochester”.  To front of binocular bodies “Signal Corps US Army, serial number EE89155 underneath AM”
Condition:
Optics fair to good but need cleaning, externally original condition with 60% finish.
 £125
GD128
25-60 power x 60mm objective variable telescope by Hertel and Reuss, in leather maker’s case.
Markings:
“Hertel and Reuss Optic Castle” “Z Tele-variabel 25-60x60” “Made in Germany 3757” on the barrel of the telescope.
Condition:
Good as used with most original finish, some abrasions. Crackle finish to the objective lens cover and barrel, extension tubes are aluminium, black.  Optics are good with no blemishes.
 £275

We hold a number of other Carl Zeiss prismatic binoculars,
notably models Feltstecher 6, 8, 12, Telexem. 

We can supply details on demand.