………….. Look at the picture and you can see how the paint has worn away around the objectives and hinge, but there is no sign of wear on the 'leather'. It seems likely to me that this is because the material isn't leather at all.
Lee
I can confirm this. I just recently sold my 1976 model 10x40B on the internet and was puzzled myself when I took pictures for the purpose. It had been my standard and well used model for close to 20 years. After that it mostly spent its time on a shelf in the attic for those rare occasions that I would observe something from the attic window. So here too, the metal parts show much more wear than the "leather" cover.
The foldable rubber eyecups were close to falling off, though that does not show here.
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