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    Historical Review of Swift 804 Audubon Binoculars

    It looks well used, but mostly well loved. You will probably find that it will need a good amount of work. Here's one just like it that looks almost unused, for a price that most would consider very good... http://www.ebay.com/itm/322496721913
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    Historical Review of Swift 804 Audubon Binoculars

    Here's something else ya'll might find interesting... While I'm not really a Swift Collector, I generally collect wide angles. So one of my favorite wide angles is the Swift Holiday. One of my Holidays is very similar to these two Audubons. And it's actually more similar to the green letter...
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    Historical Review of Swift 804 Audubon Binoculars

    I removed the right eyecup on the green letter Audubon again just to take more pics. I still can't budge the left one, but I suspect there isn't much difference between them... BTW, there are no set screws in that ring. Just for spanner wrench points, I guess.
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    Historical Review of Swift 804 Audubon Binoculars

    Indeed, it looks like that is the case. Separating them should be fun... Okay, that wasn't so bad. Just a little upward pressure while unscrewing separated them. Everything seems good now.
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    Historical Review of Swift 804 Audubon Binoculars

    Perhaps I simply don't have the correct understanding of what a bayonet mounted eyecup is. In the pic below, the left eyecup attaches tightly with a quarter-turn twist. The right eyecup screws-on with about 4 complete turns. A tight fit is required or the diopter will slip.
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    Historical Review of Swift 804 Audubon Binoculars

    Thank you. I would agree that it is clearly not meant to be an adjustable eyecup, as it is quite difficult to both remove and then replace. I meant to say only that it unscrews. The rim underneath it then also unscrews, thereby allowing the diopter setting to be adjusted if needed, which this...
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    Historical Review of Swift 804 Audubon Binoculars

    Eyecups... Here's a pic of the unscrewed eyecup from the green Audubon. It is a screw-on eyecup. The other one is, as you stated, a bayonet style mounting.
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    Historical Review of Swift 804 Audubon Binoculars

    I'm bringing this thread back to the top to show a couple recent acquisitions of mine. Both of these are what you appear to be calling the Type 0 Audubon. Both are missing the ® next to the Swift bullseye logo, and the green lettered Audubon actually says it's only coated rather than fully...
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