April 17, 20233 yr #1 I came into possession of these binoculars, they’re a WW1 model but they seem to have the sports eagle/insignia on them, sunk into the body of the lenses in what seems to be bronze. They come with a case which doesn’t appear to be standard for these types of optics and, as far as I’m aware, the Nazis didn’t even use this model. Any thoughts? I’m thinking original binoculars, fake badges added after WW2. Anyway, here are some photos:
April 17, 20233 yr #2 I would think some kind of civilian binoculars used for sporting events perhaps?
April 17, 20233 yr #4 I have not seen that done before. Having it on there twice seems redundant even for the Germans...
April 17, 20233 yr Author #5 2 minutes ago, Mr.Jerry said: I have not seen that done before. Having it on there twice seems redundant even for the Germans... They did like to plaster their insignia everywhere. It’s unusual to be sure. The brass is inlaid into the body and it’s brass I believe so it’s giving me mixed messages…
April 17, 20233 yr #6 Those are WWI military binoculars with some kind of sticker or transfer. Your pictures come across very fuzzy to me so I can’t make out any confirming details about them other than they are sports association.
April 17, 20233 yr Author #7 The insignia are brass inlaid into the body of the lenses. I have no clue if they have been added later or if they’re some kind of sporting event customisation for something like the Olympic Games.
April 17, 20233 yr #8 What kind of camera are you using? I would love to see the work done to inlay them. They do conform very well to the cone shape. Does it look like the binoculars’ finish was scraped away to set the discs? You might try and find pictures of binoculars being used at nazi sporting events. I’m sure official Olympic binoculars would be the latest in technology and not repurposed WWI binoculars.
April 17, 20233 yr Author #9 Hold on I’ll get a more detailed picture of the insignia. Here are some closer pictures and of the small badge on the front.
September 20, 20232 yr #10 To me, these are just post-war enhanced... probably done in the 1970's, when this stuff was everywhere. Now it has 40+ years of age and patina.
June 9, 20242 yr #11 I agree with some others the brass plates look postwar. It also looks like the character font is Old English, not Fractur.
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