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Opinions wanted on military binoculars
I have recently acquired these binoculars, which I think might have been issued to a WWII Tank Commander. The ranging graticules are still present. I would be grateful for opinions on them. I attach some pics.
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Hi. These were the standard British Army binoculars of the Second World War. I don't think that you can tie them specifically to a tank commander without documentary evidence though. Still a nice pair of binos.
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I used the same type in the 70's as a Mortar Fire Controller.
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Thanks Spitace41, Mercian and Didier,
I can see that just because they have ranging graticules, it does not mean that they are Tank Commander’s binoculars. Thanks for posting your link Didier, from that I see that they were issued without a case. I thought that all binoculars were issued with a case. Unfortunately, there seem to be no markings on the right hand side of the binoculars, where the maker and date of manufacture are usually found. They seem to have been made by Taylor Hobson or Kershaw, both of whom had a No.2 Mk II model. Thanks, Peter |
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These binos were standard G1098 kit well into the eighties.
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