How To Install Sun Explorer In Solaris 11 Release more. One of the most useful and important pieces of field gear for combat is the field glass, or binocular. Tying in to my interest in rifles with optics is my interest in binos and such. I would liketo build a collection of these. As you likely know, they evolved from commercially marked, and later had three letter codes for the manufacturers (e.g, blc, cag, etc.) Materials, finish, and configuration changed over the course of the war, but the design remained largely consistent.

Original german wwii 6x30 binoculars (dienstglas) with leather case $125.00. View Details. Vet bring back gis name and serial number german ww2 6x30 binoculars africa $41.00. View Details. View Details. Ww2 german binoculars dienstglas 6x30 ddx- tan color $300.00. Nazi code is DDX. With a triangle behind. Also stamped DIENSTGLAS. 6x30 – serial number 338821. This is a fantastic pair of field glasses. Both eye pieces adjust. They are a little cloudy, but what fantastic display item. Rommel would have been proud. The strap is in excellent condition. The cover for the eyepiece lenses.

The presence of a rangefinding/direction reticle is marked externally with the 'H/6400' marking, denoting angle increments in mils (360 degrees equals 6400 mils, a more accurate system which is used in artillery plotting primarially) Please post your German military binos, I think it would be a nice compliment for this forum. In that spirit, here is a set of E. Leitz, Wetzlar 6x30 Dienstglas binos with the H/6400 markings. Aluminum objective, leather grip, and bakelite eyecups. (one of which is cracked, anyone have a replacement set?) Great optics, Lietz has a longtime reputation for quality optics.

Jeff Last edited by ditch68; at 04:52 PM. Heres some I got from my grandfathers friend.

His friend was in north africa and said he took these off of a dead german sargent. The optics are clear.and suposidly they had the neck strap and rubber eye cover on it.but my dad used to play with them growing up so along the way they got lost.

Interesting thing is that one complete side is made of aluminum and the other side is made of steel. Good example of wartime demand for steel. Mine are marked Dienstglas 6x30 334790 ddx.

Ive also included a pic of a pair thats not too far off from mine. Ive been looking for a leather neckstrap and a rubber eye cup cover for it. Last edited by THunter; at 08:19 PM. Just what I was hoping for. BARQS19, I believe they are 1938 vintage, but I honestly don't recall. I will have to check my notes. I'm certain that the case, and so on, for yours are not original to the binos, but collectible never the less.

Flakshield, Finn gear is just as interesting, I just had a good phone conversation with my uncle regarding Finn Nagants, etc., it has always been a peripheral interest of mine, thanks for posting. THunter, great binos. And better yet, a story. Most people assume the 'gelb' tan paint to be desert or Afrika Korps, but we know it is just a later war generic ordinance tan paint finish found on many pieces of German equipment late in the war, but your set is clearly attributable to the DAK. Great gear, guys. Keep it coming!

Jeff Last edited by ditch68; at 08:49 PM. Reason: I cant spel.

I've got four differant type German bino's. 10x50 Dienstglas blc blue kaltfest + mark w/ leather case dtd 1942 2.

6x30 Dienstglas cag blue kaltfest triangle black bakelite case 3. 6x30 Dienstglas Voightlander H/6400 lightweight type (Aluminum?) 4. 6x30 Dienstglas cxn made almost entirely of brown bakelite material with some steel parts like the obj lens retaining ring and pivot fittings. I've only held one other pair of these and I'm told only something like 19,000 were made. I can e-mail pics to anyone who can post them. I also have a set of the long binos like bob u.

Mine came with a bit of paperwork that really made my day. I got the bill of sale to a civilian/civil service guy from an Army PX in Paris dated Dec 1946. It lists the binos by ser nr and allows him to bring them home without paying customs duty. Here is a couple of photos.

I also have a pr of the bakelite binos as does a friend. Mine are a lighter color of brown. Has anyone ever seen a case for these?

They are to big to go in the standard 6x30 case, either leather or bakelite. I've got 8 sets of binos, most 6x30, but also 7x50, the 7x56s and 10x50. 2 pr ar Eagle M marked. The 10x50s I got from the vet who said he took them off a Lw Flak gun commander in an 88 unit they over ran.

Yes, I do like binoculars, know of several other variants I'd like to get my hands on - to include a monocular, of which I've only seen one(1). My guess is a crapload of pissed off Russian Infantrymen and the front of a LOT of T-34/85s. All kidding aside, wow, that is a very interesting set of binos, Scott. Any info on who the maker is, period, etc?