30th Jun, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST

Militaria & Ethnographica

 
  Lot 89
 

89

A Pair of German Second World War U.D.F. 7 X 50 U-Boat Binoculars by Carl Zeiss, Jena, numbered...

A Pair of German Second World War U.D.F. 7 X 50 U-Boat Binoculars by Carl Zeiss, Jena, numbered 317742 and with maker's blc code, the rubber eyepieces are missing, the right tube is set with steel sights and with illuminating lever (af)

Sold for £1,700
Estimated at £200 - £300


 

. Left tube with water in the lens - no visibilty and with fungus seen through the objective lens. The right tube can be viewed through, but there is fungus seen through the objective lens. The hinged rubber eyepieces are missing, as are the objective lens covers. The green paint is worn and the sights are rust pitted. The pivotting deck mount has been severed below the hinge.

 


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Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 30th Jun, 2021

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