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Can anybody tell me a website where I can check the serial numbers for Carl Zeiss Binoculars. To be specific DDR Carl Zeiss Jena multi-coated Jenoptem 8x30w binos.
Thanks
B
Hi,
Try Peter Abrahams site: http://www.europa.com/~telscope/binotele.htm
Look down the page until you get to Zeiss Binocular Production Numbers, which is a file listing the serial numbers year by year. Your Jenoptem is a Deltrintem model, which was built under that name from 1920 to 1990. You should get the build year from the serial number. Note that there was a thriving business making Zeiss 7x50 replicas, but nobody built fake Zeiss 8x30s, to my knowledge
Hi. Sorry to activate an ancient thread, but Europa.com no longer exists. Does anyone have a current serial number/model/year website?
I seem to have a line on what I believe may be a pre WWI Zeiss/Jena DF, with serial #142,9xx.
I've attached a copy of the table from the Europa site that was referred to earlier.
The problem is that it implies that Zeiss numbering was for more consistent across time than it was.
And those who specialise in Zeiss binoculars are aware of exceptions.
Nevertheless, it's a starting point, as there does not seem to be a more comprehensive generally available resource.