Pair of prismatic ‘Porro’ type military field glass binoculars

Pair of prismatic ?Porro? type field glass binoculars

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Pair of prismatic ?Porro? type field glass binoculars
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Pair of prismatic ‘Porro’ type field glass binoculars, (6 power & 24mm objective lenses), D.F. military model, Serial No.559307, made by Carl Zeiss, Jena, Germany, 1915-1916.

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1981-865
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), bakelite, zinc alloy, leatherette and glass
Measurements:
overall: 60 mm x 150 mm x 100 mm, Wt. 0.475kg
type:
field glasses and binoculars
credit:
Imperial College of Science & Technology (Dept. of Physics)