10 BY 80 ZEISS WAR SHIP BINOCULARS - FASLANE

Extremely rare war ship binoculars taken from a German ship scrapped at Metal Industries Faslane in 1945.
These stunning 80º elevation, 10 x 80 Kriegsmarine mkd. binoculars were made by Carl Zeiss Jena. The prototype was developed around 1938, and were considered a Sonderkonstruktion, or special construction, by Zeis.
Used in conjunction with the ships guns for targeting aircraft and surface targets.
All control knobs , handles etc. original and in good working order. Clear lenses.
Retaining their original grey finish which has salt wear indicating the ship did not sit in port during the war.
When you consider how few German surface ships were left at the end of the war you can work out the rarity of these optics. Absolute State of the Art at the time.
P.O.A.

Code: 54656