WW II German Navy 7x50 Zeiss - U BOAT BLC COMMANDER BINOCULARS - RARE
Item History & Price
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World War Two German fixed focus binoculars Carl Zeiss lenses Focus adjusting screws set into optical housing
The right shoulder under the rubber housing is stamped with:
7 x 50 (manification) 58592 (serial number) blc - The German Wartime code for CarlZeiss, Jena. Heavy duty rubber shroud lens protectors in good condition.
Some damage to outer rim of lenses The U-Boat 7X50 was manufactured ...from 1941 –1945 specifically for use aboard submarines and was officially designated asthe “Doppelfernrohr 7X50 für U-Boote ‘U-Bootglas 7X50’”. Most weremade by
Zeiss but a smaller number were alsomanufactured by Emil Busch Rathenow (wartime code “cxn”). It had
three variations. The first was made from1941-1943, lacked rubber armour and had hinged fold-
back Bakelite eye cups. The second wasmade probably only in 1943 and had rubber armour without fold-
back eye cups. The third was made from1943-1945 and is identical to the second except for having a larger
diameter eye lens.
The first type is the rarest many being lostduring service use, and the third type is the most common. Total
manufacture of all types was probablybetween 16, 540 to 25, 000. The serial numbering of these binoculars
is unusual and not consistent. Although thenumbering of the first type runs from about 2108901 to
2194600, in 1943 a low serial number range forU-Boat 7X50 and other type binoculars was begun (while
many other binoculars continued to be made inthe high number range). Thus, in 1943 the numbering of U-
Boat binoculars began at 38300 to end atapproximately 69150 in 1945.
(The above information is taken from a translation of Dr. Hans Seeger’sbook, “Military Binoculars and Telescopes for Land, Air and Sea Service (3rd Edition 2005)
Please review all pictures to determine condition for yourself. This will make a great addition to your home and collection. Ask questions before bidding !All sales are final, no returns.Thanks
The right shoulder under the rubber housing is stamped with:
7 x 50 (manification) 58592 (serial number) blc - The German Wartime code for CarlZeiss, Jena. Heavy duty rubber shroud lens protectors in good condition.
Some damage to outer rim of lenses The U-Boat 7X50 was manufactured ...from 1941 –1945 specifically for use aboard submarines and was officially designated asthe “Doppelfernrohr 7X50 für U-Boote ‘U-Bootglas 7X50’”. Most weremade by
Zeiss but a smaller number were alsomanufactured by Emil Busch Rathenow (wartime code “cxn”). It had
three variations. The first was made from1941-1943, lacked rubber armour and had hinged fold-
back Bakelite eye cups. The second wasmade probably only in 1943 and had rubber armour without fold-
back eye cups. The third was made from1943-1945 and is identical to the second except for having a larger
diameter eye lens.
The first type is the rarest many being lostduring service use, and the third type is the most common. Total
manufacture of all types was probablybetween 16, 540 to 25, 000. The serial numbering of these binoculars
is unusual and not consistent. Although thenumbering of the first type runs from about 2108901 to
2194600, in 1943 a low serial number range forU-Boat 7X50 and other type binoculars was begun (while
many other binoculars continued to be made inthe high number range). Thus, in 1943 the numbering of U-
Boat binoculars began at 38300 to end atapproximately 69150 in 1945.
(The above information is taken from a translation of Dr. Hans Seeger’sbook, “Military Binoculars and Telescopes for Land, Air and Sea Service (3rd Edition 2005)
Please review all pictures to determine condition for yourself. This will make a great addition to your home and collection. Ask questions before bidding !All sales are final, no returns.Thanks
