WWII German DDX Binoculars - Army Wehrmacht Bakelite Case

SKU: WWII GERMAN DDX BINOCULARS - ARMY WEHRMACHT BAKELITE CASE

Original/Reproduction: Original

Availability: In-stock

Manufacturer: CARL ZEISS

Size / Dimensions: 16,7cm x 11,3cm x 5cm

Materials / Construction:

Power: 6x30

Condition: Very Good

PRICE: $250.00

Seller Type: WW2C

Seller ID: KC

Return Policy: 3-day inspection and return policy on used guns and accessories.

Description 

Original item, German officer's binoculars with case Dienstglas 6x30 CARL ZEISS Wehrmacht / WWII era relic. Has Range Finding Grid.

History

Binoculars used by the German military in the Second World War were made by a huge number of makers. The most well-known were Carl Zeiss, Ernst Leitz, Swarovski and Voightlander. Up to 1940 they carried the maker's name and as well as the word 'Dienstglas'which means service glass. From around 1940 the the maker's name was replaced by a three letter code.

There were three common types of binocular issued to the German military before and during the Second World War: 6x30, 7x50, 10x50.

The 6x30 was the type commonly issued to NCO and officers. According to 'Deutsche Soldaten' they were issued to the squad leader independent of rank.[1] They often had a graticule which is a series of lines in the right-hand lens. It was used to estimate distances. If you knew the size of a man or a truck that you could see with the binoculars, you could estimate the distance based on the number of lines it measured in the graticule. It was a technique that soldiers had to learn.