It gives crisp optics, a light frame, and dependability.īinoculars are great-but only to an extent. There is no exact data concerning where and from whose materials these coffers were made: either in England directly or in Germany at Carl Zeiss plant.For a high-quality, mid-price spotting scope meant for viewing or digiscopy, the Zeiss Conquest Gavia 85 does everything well. The coffer has a clasp and strap sewn to the top cover. Zeiss Handfernlaser 1919-1946, Modelle-Merkmale-Mythos, p. It was used for binoculars intended for an export to England (see Hans T.Seeger. The binoculars’ coffer is also of great interest. The binocular has a complete set (it is a rarity for such age of device): a coffer with a strap, the binoculars’ neck strap and a knob, with the help of which the hinge could have been finally fixed depending on the observer’s interpupillary distance (see photo). Therefore, relying upon the serial number '12846' and upon the binoculars design (eyepieces joint, the frame hinge fixing and so on) one can assume that the binocular was produced in 1907. The continuous serial numbering of Carl Zeiss Jena binoculars was absent at that time (it appeared only at the end of 1907) the new serial numbers were assigned according to the new model release or according to the device design changes.

The inscription is encrusted with the help of silver (?) alloy and is made in block letters against the background of Carl Zeiss Tessar photo lens schematic image (the earlier models had an inscription in italics up to 1904). There is also an inscription “Feldstecher 6 Fach” on the right prism cover. is an abbreviation for Deutsches Reichs Patent. There are inscriptions “Carl Zeiss, Jena.

The upper and lower prism covers are made of brass (the earlier versions could have been made of aluminum) the device has short “lugs” for a neck strap, which are attached to binoculars with the help of 2 screws (the previous model had long “lugs”).

The binoculars frame hinge is attached to its halves with the help of 5 screws from each side (the earlier models were fixed with the help of 4 screws).

The binoculars’ field of view is increased compared with the previous model The binoculars with such eyepieces design were produced approximately from 1903 to 1906 (according to other sources – up to 1905) (see photo). The binocular possesses eyepieces of the so-called '1/3' design (see Hans T.Seeger. Zeiss-Feldstecher, Handfernglaser von 1894-1919, Modelle-Merkmale-Mythos, pp.114-116) with the base diameter equal to 20.5 mm and the top prism cover width equal to 44 mm. This popular model among military people was first sold in private, but later there were centralized supplies to a German army. Around 1896 a military version of such binocular also appeared on the market – it was O.D.F.95 (Offiziers-Doppelfernrohr 95), which had 6x magnification as well.

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