Hello guys, i know nothing about binos but these got my attention. Are they WWII period for sure or could they be post war made?
Thanks in advance.
Hello guys, i know nothing about binos but these got my attention. Are they WWII period for sure or could they be post war made?
Thanks in advance.
Looking for the photo albums of Leutnant Emil Freitag, 3. / G.R. 377
Hi Chris, they are 100% WW2. See the pinned makers list.
"cag" were Swarovski, Tyrol, Austria.
Cheers, Ade.
Thanks Ade i loved them at first sight
Looking for the photo albums of Leutnant Emil Freitag, 3. / G.R. 377
Never noticed that pinned list
I should pay more attention to the pinned threads of every subforum.
Looking for the photo albums of Leutnant Emil Freitag, 3. / G.R. 377
No worries, a lot of people miss them.
They look like a nice set: the swastikas are of course most likely an Allied soldiers addition but I expect you knew that.
Cheers, Ade.
Allied? But why would an allied soldier who got these as souvenir draw a swas on them? Seller said that the German soldier who owned these made the swas. This sounds more likely to me too but it's one of those things that unfortunately we will never know.
Looking for the photo albums of Leutnant Emil Freitag, 3. / G.R. 377
Hi Chris, it was VERY popular for Allied soldiers to add swastikas to items they picked up. It just made the item "sexier" if it had a swastika on it when they brought it home and showed it off to friends and family. It could equally have been done by the soldiers kids after the war when playing war. I would seriously doubt it was done by any German serviceman. To me, it does not really detract from them too much: all part of the history.
Cheers, Ade.
They are nice Chris, its great when you find a pair like this, have you tested the optics, im amazed at the pair i found in a charity shop, they are better quality than most new ones nowadays, especially as you can adjust to each eye
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