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  1. elkcub

    Swift Storm King Mark ll 7 x 35 Info Please

    You're very welcome, Eyeguy2. I learned something interesting from the exercise too. If you could post pictures of your specimen it would be appreciated, particularly since that model is not shown in the catalogs. Simon, Not quite sure what you're saying. In the 1968 price sheet shown in...
  2. elkcub

    Swift Storm King Mark ll 7 x 35 Info Please

    Simon, I doubt that. In 1968 the Model 748 Triton was a low-cost 7x35 American pattern offering with center focus and not waterproofed. By contrast, the 7x50 Model 717 Storm King, which was introduced in that year, was designed to meet "...world Navy specifications." By 1973-4 the 7x35 Model...
  3. elkcub

    Swift Storm King Mark ll 7 x 35 Info Please

    Eyeguy2, Based on the serial number, your Model 718 was fabricated in 1973. JB 2 indicates it was made by Katsuma Kogaku Kikai Co.Ltd. I've coped a few pages from Catalog Vol. 48, 1974, plus the price guide from 1975 for Mk II binoculars. This should give you a pretty good idea of where your...
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