Optolyth 9x63 vintage, strange looking (1 Viewer)

[denisscope]

Help me identify this Optolyth 9x63 with serial number: 26012

I mean it's all written on binoculars but I can't find anything online that looks like it. All Optolyth Royal 9x63 binoculars looks different than the one I got.
If someone has some knowledge, what would be approximate year and why it doesn't look like others.... thank you in advance 🙂

 

[Rotherbirder]

Only ever seen them rubber-armoured, never leatherette covered.

RB

 

[Canip]

This looks authentic to me, even more so, since this non-armoured (apparently older) version looks like it has been cloned from a Zeiss‘ Dialyth which in the 1950 also weren‘t armoured. The later versions of both companies were armoured and again, the Royals look like clones of the Dialyths.

See

Optolyth Royal 9×63 – Binoculars Today

binocular.ch

or

Optolyth Royal 8×56 – Binoculars Today

binocular.ch

I bet the bridge rocks a bit (it does in the newer models)

Nice find !!

 

[normjackson]

So maybe there existed multiple non-armoured versions of the AK models Gijs listed here?

Optolyth Binoculars.

Dear Members and readers, Please could anyone give myself any interesting information regarding the once known, or should I say still well known optics company (Optolyth) please? Any information would be of considerable interest to myself due to myself...

www.birdforum.net

Looks like this Bulgarian retailer sold a similar 8x56 (three quarters down page) :

Optolyth

Optolyth Royal 9x63. Непрофилактиран. Серията Royal на немската фирма Optolyth е тяхната върхова, респективно най-скъпа серия. От нея са произвеждани също и модификациите 8х30, 7х50, 8х56, 9х63, 12х63 ...

binokli.alle.bg

 

[denisscope]

This looks authentic to me, even more so, since this non-armoured (apparently older) version looks like it has been cloned from a Zeiss‘ Dialyth which in the 1950 also weren‘t armoured. The later versions of both companies were armoured and again, the Royals look like clones of the Dialyths.

See

Optolyth Royal 9×63 – Binoculars Today

binocular.ch

or

Optolyth Royal 8×56 – Binoculars Today

binocular.ch

I bet the bridge rocks a bit (it does in the newer models)

Nice find !!

Thank you very much for the explanation and links!
So it is just an early model, nice🙂... now it just need a good outside cleaning because from inside it's just perfect.
The bridge has 0 play, it's even a bit harder to move but it moves very smoothly, so I don't know if it needs just a bit of exercise after being inactive for a long period or it's just built like that.

 

[Binocollector]

Looks good. Newer models had the "Ceralin" and then "Ceralin +" wording on the bridge -- indicating the type of coating. I only have a small 8x30 from Optolyth. Nice glass but small FoV. But the good thing is that it's my most lightweight 8x30 porro with just 420 gr. I've been on the lookout for a while for a good, newer 9x63 Optolyth with the "Ceralin +" coating. They were, to my knowledge, the last German maker who made a 9x63 with AK-prisms.