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Bausch & Lomb 'Goldfinger' binocular (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Binastro
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A YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRNZnaX1IuQ
Speculation is.... the 9x63.
Note the articulated body. (Ahem.....of the 9x63....behave now!)
Still.....an outstanding pair! ;-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRNZnaX1IuQ
Speculation is.... the 9x63.
Note the articulated body. (Ahem.....of the 9x63....behave now!)
Still.....an outstanding pair! ;-)
HighNorth
Well-known member
Graham Osborne
Well-known member
Either plural or singular are acceptable I believe, e.g. http://www.binocularsonline.co.uk/guides/?A10PAGE=GUIDE_BINOCS
As long as we don't start on scissors |=)|
As long as we don't start on scissors |=)|
. No, Breker, Koeln.
However, the binocular may go for a silly sum. I've found that some of these auction sites are very variable, especially when it comes to items they don't know about.
Regarding the previous posts.
Bicycles.
Biplanes.
Bikinis.
if you use the above, are you using one or more?
And of course we have to get 'fork handles'.
As the Two Ronnies might say.
However, the binocular may go for a silly sum. I've found that some of these auction sites are very variable, especially when it comes to items they don't know about.
Regarding the previous posts.
Bicycles.
Biplanes.
Bikinis.
if you use the above, are you using one or more?
And of course we have to get 'fork handles'.
As the Two Ronnies might say.
henry link
Well-known member
Thanks for the reference, Binastro. Here's the auction site page for the binocular.
http://auction-team.de/new_highlights/2015_03/ph/021.html
A little research on the Peter Abrahams site turns up a MK 37 9x63 from WWII. It was cobbled together by the Naval Gun Factory by attaching larger objectives to the front of a Bausch & Lomb MK 13 7x50 body.
http://auction-team.de/new_highlights/2015_03/ph/021.html
A little research on the Peter Abrahams site turns up a MK 37 9x63 from WWII. It was cobbled together by the Naval Gun Factory by attaching larger objectives to the front of a Bausch & Lomb MK 13 7x50 body.
But oh, the condition...oi.
Makes me feels old looking at it. It's molted.
Either Bencw should get it, or the billionaire or sheik
who buys it should send it to Bencw for new skins.
Then our innards+collimation wizard.
But no Lithium grease, puleez! I'll mail you some nice Bel-Ray grease.
Pinewood
New York correspondent
Hello Binastro,
Just so. I carry a pair of binoculars: a 6x35 and a 10x32.
Happy bird watching,
Arthur :hi:
Binoculars in movies is a great topic (does anybody know for sure what binocular James Stewart uses in Rear Window?) and some unusual ones pop up. Regarding the Mk 37 on all the examples I've seen the objective barrel extensions on this model were bare metal painted black and were never covered in leatherette: https://www.flickr.com/photos/binocwpg/14391954692/in/photolist-
Hello all, I happen to be the owner of these binocular. They are 7x50 magnification and were originally fitted with a tripod which can be seen in the video but this was unfortunately lost many years ago however, the support is still present. I did try to find out if this was an original accessory but to no avail, does anyone on this forum know or have one?
. Hi Enigma,
. Welcome to the forum.
. I suppose you do not have the binocular at the moment as it may be at the auctioneers.
If you do have it, perhaps you could measure the full diameter of the front glass as it seems to me that the binocular is larger than 7×50.
Does it say 7×50 anywhere on the binocular?
With best wishes.
. Welcome to the forum.
. I suppose you do not have the binocular at the moment as it may be at the auctioneers.
If you do have it, perhaps you could measure the full diameter of the front glass as it seems to me that the binocular is larger than 7×50.
Does it say 7×50 anywhere on the binocular?
With best wishes.
Ah...I suppose the actual parameters were not important,
as long as the size was there. Long for a 7x50....would be quite sharp.
So, the tripod:
----low black legs, much like a microphone mount
----a short black raiser with a thick collar for a thumscrew, probably
----then a small ball mount, much as for a camera..
in fact, I'd favor camera tripods in the search. I'll have a shufti at ebay.
srch pattern: table tripod camera
You can see an echo of the mid-section and ball mount here, but the legs are not the same:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Table-Top-B...171?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item566f605af3
Not the same, but very close on the leg style:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Oben-TT-50-...558?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f3f3d96ce
Another very-close one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Photo-Studi...790?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f3a782c1e
You can get very close, with straight legs.
Getting that exact design with curved legs may be problematic.
There's a surplus camera shop nearby...I'll ask. I got a super
Weston lightmeter and some tripods there.
as long as the size was there. Long for a 7x50....would be quite sharp.
So, the tripod:
----low black legs, much like a microphone mount
----a short black raiser with a thick collar for a thumscrew, probably
----then a small ball mount, much as for a camera..
in fact, I'd favor camera tripods in the search. I'll have a shufti at ebay.
srch pattern: table tripod camera
You can see an echo of the mid-section and ball mount here, but the legs are not the same:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Table-Top-B...171?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item566f605af3
Not the same, but very close on the leg style:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Oben-TT-50-...558?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f3f3d96ce
Another very-close one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Photo-Studi...790?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f3a782c1e
You can get very close, with straight legs.
Getting that exact design with curved legs may be problematic.
There's a surplus camera shop nearby...I'll ask. I got a super
Weston lightmeter and some tripods there.
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