Pair of military prismatic field glass binoculars

Made:
1917 in Wetzlar
maker:
E Leitz
Pair of prismatic ?roof? type ?fernglas? field glass binoculars

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Pair of prismatic ?roof? type ?fernglas? field glass binoculars
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Pair of prismatic ‘roof’ type ‘fernglas’ field glass binoculars, (8 power (?) & 38mm objective lenses), German military model, Serial No.84431, by E. Leitz, Wetzlar, Germany, 1917.

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1979-852
Materials:
aluminium (metal), brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal), bakalite and glass
Measurements:
overall: 50 mm x 120 mm x 115 mm, Wt. 0.561kg
type:
field glasses and binoculars
credit:
Frank, Arthur