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TWIN TELESCOPE G & S MERZ MUNICH 19TH CENTURY

Separate double telescope of brass and copper lined with green leather.
Signed G & S (Georg and Sigmund) Merz in Munich, ca. 1850-1860.
Extended length 46 cm (16 inches) 10 x 30.
White rack and pinion focusing.
Inscription: lieutenant-colonel Wheatley.
Provided with extending sun caps.
A rare and fancily stylised telescope with good optics ca. 10 x 30.

ITEM: 16
AVAILABLE 

U - BOAT BINOCULARS – CARL ZEISS 7 x 50 BLC  1941 – 1943

These binoculars were handed out as standard equipment on the German U-boats.
At least ten specimen were present on every U-boat.
This model was used by the watchman on the tower’s bridge.
It has steady focus and the lenses are of extremely high quality.

Made by Carl Zeiss who was of course far ahead of his time.
Autofocus lenses are a standard accessory of these binoculars, a great technical progress in those days.

Equipped with rubber eye caps on the eyepiece and rubber rings on the object tubes.
The binoculars still have the original black coat of paint and are in very good condition.
Under the protecting rubber the letters BLC, the factory code of Carl Zeiss and a manufacturing number are visible.

These binoculars are very strong and highly usable even when it is pitch dark.
Easy to keep steady while at sea.
Very nice optics with clear and high contrast.
Perfect quality, suitable for daily use.

SOLD TO FRANCE

E. LEITZ WETZLAR WWII GERMAN U-BOAT BINOCULARS

Very nice U-boat binoculars from early forties made by Ernst Leitz.
Binoculars of this type were used aboard the German submarine fleet and ‘Kriegsmarine’.
Both eyepieces can be adjusted separately.
Type indication: Beh nr. 461889, 7 x  50.
Good and undamaged rubber round the object tubes and eyepieces.
Complete with the original and removable rubber flip-up eye caps on the eyepiece.
Excellently working optics, clear and detailed view.
Dry, no traces of damp.
Very good overall condition, hardly any wear.
New leather strap.

SOLD