German WW2 Binoculars (?)

[Wagriff]

And especially, the optics Must be crystal clear. Any fungus inside will dramatically reduce the value, as they would then require a full cleaning-which is pricey.

[Fabe]

"Very beautiful image, horizontal cross hairs, condition visible on the images. Made of aluminum." - I google translated the seller's description

[Wagriff]

Can't go too far wrong for the price then! Sounds like a good deal!

[earlymb]

Thanks again - looking for eyecups as I write this...only found some US M9 6x30 cups so far: UNIVERSAL 6X30 BINOCULAR EYE GUARDS/CUPS FOR M9 - Surplus Shed

On a sidenote, I ordered a pair of these from Surplus Shed last year for my 1943 dated US M3 6x30 binoculars and they fit perfectly.

[Fabe]

ok guys, looks like the item from my first post is still available...however, I just saw this one:



asking price around 85 EU.

for me here are the pros & cons:

pros:

- the price seems ok - on ebay, etc. these are well above 100 EU
- the "Dienstglas" marking is NOT removed
- has an original neck-strap (I think)
- sand-colored paint on top of the black paint (althou' looks a bit salty)
- has eyecups

cons:

- has eyecups, but looks like one is a brown one, the other is black
- not sure about the optics - could be dirty

what do u guys think?

[JPhilip]

Hello,
Sorry to say, but i have never seen such an ugly pair of tan cag binoculars so far...
If it was my choice to buy one of both pairs, i would not hesitate for long, especially when the ugly ones (cag) are more than twice the price of the decent ones (bmk). As i said before, eyecups is just a matter of patience.
Thanks

[JPhilip]

Hello,
@Fabe : For you to see....

My pair of bmk binoculars and two of my cag binoculars...the last pair was seized by a french Officer from a german Officer during WWII. They were later used in Indochina and Algeria and came with a reddish bakelite container...
Thanks

[Fabe]

very nice ones