Armoured, U-Boat Turret, \'U-Bootglas\' 7x 50 Binoculars By Carl Zeiss, Jena (bl Binoculars

Armoured, U-Boat Turret, 'U-Bootglas' 7x 50 Binoculars By Carl Zeiss, Jena (blc). OPT 817 - OPT 817

In early 1943 the Nazi German Command, introduced the 'U-Bootglas' 7x 50, Armoured, U-Boat Turret, Binoculars (see pages 377/8 of Military Binoculars & Telescopes By Seeger). These Binoculars are a nice original example. The Binocular's armoured body has black finish and lanyard bars. The lenses are protected by heavy duty rubber shrouds and eye cups which are fixed in place. The right shoulder under the rubber shroud is crisply stamped by the lens manufacturer’s Nazi German Wartime code 'blc' which is Carl Zeiss, Jena, together with 7x50 (magnification) & Number '68368'. These binoculars were originally issued without carry cases and in transportation crates of 10 for use by U-Boat crews. The optics of this instrument are perfect. The price for this sought after piece of U-Boat history includes UK delivery. OPT 817

£1,450.00