Optics & accessories

Textbook binoculars or Dienstglas strap in very good condition. The strap comes complete with its black painted pips!

Beautiful black coloured bakelite binocular or Dienstglas carrying case.  The straps on the back and the bakelite case itself are completely undamaged and in overall mint condition. Excellent example!

A stunning pair of 6×30 Dienstglas or binoculars manufactured out of Bakelite. The binoculars are nicely marked cxn which indicates production by Emil Busch A.-G., Rathenow. These Bakelite binoculars  were produced to reduce the usage of metal in the production process and are rare late war production! The binoculars retains the original leather strap which is specifically issued with these bakelite binoculars and is virtually always missing. One of the rarest bits of equipment used by the German army which is highly collectable and IMO hard to upgrade!

A nice tan painted 6×30 Dienstglas or army issue binoculars. These where issued to all branches in the Wehrmacht. The binoculars retain their original tan paint up to 75% and can easily be graded near mint. The binoculars are marked CAG indicating production by Swarovski. Extremely hard to find a pair with this amount of paint. The leather strap and lens cover are original to the binoculars and have the textbook tan painted studs.

Dienstglas buttoning tab or Knöpflasche in good used condition. Very nice example with black painted brass studs which would indicate this is an early manufactured example!

A very nice late war 6×30 power binoculars or Dienstglas in tan colour. The binoculars are optically usable. This pair features the name Pepper scratched into the surface paint which is a very nice detail! A very nice pair of late war binoculars still featuring most of its wartime tan paint!

Very nice 6X30 Dienstglas with all of its accessories in good condition. The binoculars retain their original leather strap, bakelite rain cover and the leather button retaining flap. The binoculars are nicely marked ddx which indicates production by oigtlaender u. Sohn AG, Braunschweig. Excellent untouched example with nice accessories

Excellent 6×30 binoculars or Dienstglas in very good condition. The binoculars are nicely marked dow which indicates production Opticotechna GmbH which is a well known ZF4 and trench periscope manufacturer but is not often encountered on binoculars! Nice example in very good condition!

6X30 Dienstglas in very good condition. The binoculars retain their original leather strap and a really nice WaA marked bakelite rain cover. The binoculars are nicely marked ddx which indicates production by Voigtlaender u. Sohn AG, Braunschweig. Excellent example with nice accessories

A stunning speckled brown bakelite 6×30 binocular case. Later in the war when the Germans ran out of pigment for bakelite they switched over to different fillers. Sawdust was one of the filling materials used, creating a interesting speckled finish. The brown bakelite dienstglas containers where mostly found with tan 6×30 binoculars. The case is in very good, undamaged condition and has a very aesthetic and vibrant light brown colour which would nicely attribute a late war uniform setup.

Textbook binocular or Dienstglas strap in good used condition. This is the specific example as issued with the bakelite binoculars made by cxn (Emil Busch, Rathenow), easily recognizable by the two extra holes! The leather is rather supple but has a tear at one of the extra holes!

Late war tan painted issue periscope. These periscopes where used and issued with the MG Panzernest. The periscope retains most of its original tan paint and its wooden handle. Very hard to find!

Nice pre war 10X50 power binoculars or Dienstglas in good used condition. The Dienstglas is a typical pre war example manufactured by Carl Zeiss, Jena. The binoculars come in a carrying case made out of black coloured Pressstof complete with its leather carrying strap. The case is nicely marked hte 1944 which indicates by an unknown manufacturer in 1944. Nice complete set!

Genuine first world war German army binoculars in their original case in as found, but good condition.

A stunning speckled brown bakelite 6×30 binocular case. Later in the war when the Germans ran out of pigment for bakelite they switched over to different fillers. Sawdust was one of the filling materials used, creating a interesting speckled finish. The brown bakelite dienstglas containers where mostly found with tan 6×30 binoculars. The case is in very good, undamaged condition and has a very aesthetic and vibrant light brown colour which would nicely attribute a late war uniform setup.