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    WWII Soviet 8x30 binoculars

    Those binoculars that have experienced the war have their own stories. For example, the scratched sickle and hammer marks you saw were captured by the Germans from the Soviet Army during the war and then used by the Germans. The Germans tried to eliminate the totem of the Bolsheviks, so the...
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    WWII Soviet 8x30 binoculars

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    WWII Soviet 8x30 binoculars

    This link includes all manufacturers of Soviet military binoculars before and during the war. The binoculars produced by the factory in Kazan during the war were not marked with sickles and hammers.But the binoculars produced in Krasnogorsk and Novosibirsk are marked with the above...
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    Asahi Pentax 6x25

    Around the 1970s and 1980s, many 7x35 binoculars appeared. I have a Skyline with a wide angle of 12 degrees. I compared it with the Pentax 6x25 with a wide angle of 11 degrees. Skyline uses BAK7 prisms, so the center of the good image range is small, and the blurred edge of the field of view...
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    Asahi Pentax 6x25

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    Sard Mark43

    Hello!I agree with your comments on modern technology. The glass and coating used 80 years ago are indeed not as good as binoculars made with modern technology. However, many binoculars enthusiasts I know in China love it very much after trying the Sard 6x42. They even gave up buying Nikon WX or...
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    Sard Mark43

    Hello!I live in northern China, more than 100 kilometers away from Beijing.Yes, MK43 is no longer a soldier, they enjoy the treatment of veterans.My Chinese friend compared MK43 with Nikon WX10x50 and Zeiss U-boat 8x60. The conclusion is that the performance is comparable. Even my friend said...
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    WWII Soviet 8x30 binoculars

    My English is not good, the following content is for your reference! 1.Although China also developed 6x30 “中正式” military binoculars before 1949, due to the limited level and variety...
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    WWII Soviet 8x30 binoculars

    Please see that the parameters of the following one are the same as yours, the difference is that the production year is 1968. Regards Magnification, multiple (times): 8 Lens diameter, mm: 30 Exit pupil diameter, mm: 3.75 Removal of the exit pupil, mm: 12 Linear field of view at a distance of...
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    Sard Mark43

    Hello!I often use MK43 to observe the scenery near my residence. I only have Pentax 6x25 (11*wide angle) and skyline7x35 (12*wide angle) in my hand for comparison. I think using MK43 is a super enjoyment. Its clarity, exit pupil, depth of field and three-dimensional sense far exceed these modern...
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    Asahi Pentax 6x25

    Hello everyone!What I share with you today is this Pentax wide-angle binocular from Japan, thank you for watching!
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    Asahi Pentax 6x25

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    WWII Soviet 8x30 binoculars

    Hello everyone!Please take a look at the WWII Soviet 8x30 binoculars I collected. One of them was manufactured in Moscow Oblast in 1940, and the other four were produced in Novosibirsk in 1942. The military factory code for all products is 69.As far as I know, this model is very rare during the...
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    Sard Mark43

    Hello everyone!They are my favorite, I use them almost every day, I wish all of you a harvest of your favorite binoculars, thank you!
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    Sard Mark43

    Sard Mark43--Extra-wide-angle binoculars carried and used by U.S. Navy carrier-based aircraft or bombers during WWII.
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