WW2 German Kriegsmarine 8x60 U-BOAT COMMANDER BINOCULARS ZEISS RARE

The German Army and Navy used a wide variety of optical equipment, including a 6x30 (6 power magnification with 30mm objective lens), 7x50, 8x30, 8x60, 10x50 and others, being the standard issued optics used by all branches of service. Specialized personnel (such as U-Boat Commanders) required stronger optics, and as such, were issued the 8x60 on a limited basis.

This Kriegsmarine Carl Zeiss 8x60 Doppelfernrohr Porro II Binocular was part of a batch of only 200 examples ordered in June of 1941. A favourite of U-Boat Commanders, they are considered the BEST military handheld binoculars ever made! Combined with a high eye relief, Porro 2 prism design, they make for a viewing experience that is second to none!

(Carl Zeiss) of a large tooled alloy and aluminum construction, these ALL ORIGINAL 8x60 Porro II Kriegsmarine Commander binoculars are in AMAZING used condition! The lens bodies retain about 95% of their original, rough textured, black finish, and both focal adjustment still function on both eye pieces! The right cover plate is marked. The optics are AMAZINGLY clear, and in PERFECT alignment! 100% used on a U-Boat, as the wear and paint chips on the top of the binoculars is indicative of having been worn around one's neck, and the binoculars banging.

On ladder rungs when the user was dropping off the bridge in a rush dive. An unmolested example, there is NO damage to the lenses or prims! The vertical reticle is present in the right ocular, with the style indicating that it could be used as a replacement optic for the. UDF, that was permanently mounted on the bridge. In essence, if the UDF was damaged, this 8x60 could attach to the same mount, and be used to calculate torpedo attack bearings.

Omes complete with the VERY RARE Rubber Eyecups! I have shown this exact type in use in the last images.

LARGE in size and weighing approx. 5.5lbs, they would make a PERFECT for any collection or display!

---