Hey everyone! I got these vintage binoculars from a garage sale and I've been having a heck of a time identifying them. They do not have any stamps or anything on them all I know is that they where made in England I believe.
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Can someone please help me identify my vintage binoculars (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter BSB003
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Hi BSB003 and welcome.
We need photos of the top plates.
The case is made in England.
Could be British or French?
8x24?
Please measure the clear aperture of the front lenses.
Independent eyepiece focus.
Does it have an arrow mark?
14A?
Does it have a reticule?
Bakelite eyecups?
Kershaw?
We need photos of the top plates.
The case is made in England.
Could be British or French?
8x24?
Please measure the clear aperture of the front lenses.
Independent eyepiece focus.
Does it have an arrow mark?
14A?
Does it have a reticule?
Bakelite eyecups?
Kershaw?
Thanks.
The 5 is dioptres not magnification.
Count bricks at a fairly long distance using one side using binocular. The other unaided eye then swop eyes. Take average. This will give an estimate of the magnification.
Seems uncoated.
Pre WW2??
P.S.
What is the weight?
Is it light alloy or brass?
P.P.S
I would have thought a British binocular would be marked, so suspect French, but I am quite unsure.
Perhaps the screwheads can give a repairer a clue.
Probably 8x24.
The 5 is dioptres not magnification.
Count bricks at a fairly long distance using one side using binocular. The other unaided eye then swop eyes. Take average. This will give an estimate of the magnification.
Seems uncoated.
Pre WW2??
P.S.
What is the weight?
Is it light alloy or brass?
P.P.S
I would have thought a British binocular would be marked, so suspect French, but I am quite unsure.
Perhaps the screwheads can give a repairer a clue.
Probably 8x24.
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The objectives look smaller than 30mm, so guess would be 6 or 8x24, Binastro is probably right with pre WW11, the overall look does not say British to me, it could be, but looks more French, the 2 prism plate screws front and back do not suggest German. Pretty impossible to say unless you find one like it.
WJC
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