21st Sep, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Militaria & Ethnographica
2248
A Pair of Second World War German U-boat 7 X 50 Binoculars by E. Leitz, Wetzlar, numbered 460112, marked 7 X 50 and maker's code beh, finished in black with crinkle enamel grips, rubber armoured, with a later nylon strap, together with a portrait photograph of the Belgian officer who acquired them.
Footnote:- These binoculars were acquired by the vendor's father who was an officer in the Belgian Army. He qualified through University as a linguist in a number of languages and during the latter part of the war was assigned as an interpreter to the British Naval Forces Germany in Kiel Canal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein ( a major naval base of the German Kriegsmarine) during May 1945.
Sold for £300
Estimated at £500 - £800
Slight internal dust spotting, later strap, generally in good clean condition.
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Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 21st Sep, 2022
The Militaria & Ethnographica offers over 450 lots.
Highlights include a rare 1943 US edition of the French 1939 Michelin Guide used during the D-Day landings, a Second World War RAF, RAAF and ROC Group of Nine Medals to Wing Commander William Anderson Beaumont, who survived four days and nights without food in the jungle and the uniform of POW Major General Philip Thomas Tower including his khaki greatcoat which became his escape outfit. Also included is a pair of 18th Century Percussion Duelling/Target Pistols by Twigg & Bass, London, circa 1780-83, a French 1830 Revolution Model Shako to d'Officer de Chasseur de La Garde Nationale and a Birmingham City Police Rose Top Helmet and an Isle of Man Police Force Ball Top Helmet.
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