Optics & communications equipment

Textbook large binoculars or D.F. 10×80 (Doppelfernrohr) as used for FLAK spotting in very good condition. The binoculars are nicely marked dkl which indicates production by Josef Schneider & Co., Kreuznach which is a rather hard to encounter manufacturer of optical equipment. Textbook late war example in tan paint which still retains for up to 95%. The binoculars still have the brown coloured face cushion which remains in very good condition for the age of the material. The binoculars are functional, the optics are in good condition but could be cleaned for a better result. Very nice set!

Luftwaffe issue headphones in good, in my opinion unissued, condition.

Nice carrying case for the 7/10X50 binoculars or Dienstglas made out of black coloured Pressstoff. The case is in unissued condition without any damages. The case still has the short part of the carrying strap attached to it. Nice example!

Late war steel produced Deckungswinkelmesser or Indirect fire calculator in good used condition. The Deckungswinkelmesser is nicely marked dhq which is a late war code which indicates production by J.D. Möller G.m.b.H., Wedel. This small device was designed to calculate distances and hight differences in terrain. This tool was one of the few real army (Wehrmacht) issued pieces, and is hard to find in good working condition!

Useful spare part that is often missing to the FF33 field phone in good, usable condition.

Beautiful and rare grey coloured 10×50 Panzer Dienstglas in good used and working condition. The binoculars are nicely marked Hensoldt which indicates production by Hensoldt u. Soehne, Mechanisch-Optische Werke AG, Wetzlar. Beautiful grey coloured 10×50 Panzer Dienstglas. Not to be confused with the early postwar produced examples which lack serial numbers and are marked DF.

Headphones marked Waffenamt in very good condition.

NiceRichtkreis 31 with pouches and sling. A nice piece in good used condition and complete with the battery box, accessory pouch, case and Richtkreis 31.

They are marked SA indicating they where captured by the Finnish army, they are however exactly the same as the versions in use by the German army and thus perfect space fillers for any collection!

6X30 Dienstglas in very good condition. The binoculars are nicely marked ddx which indicates production by Voigtlaender u. Sohn AG, Braunschweig.

Textbook set of a matching Dienstglas button flap and neck strap in very good condition.  Both parts are nicely marked bek 1941 which indicates production by Hensoldt-Werk fuer Optik und Mechanik, Herborn, this is for me the first time to encounter this manufacturer on accessories! Finding marked spare accessories is hard, let alone a matching set of them. Hard to upgrade set!

Rare Fprüf. b or Frequenzprüfgerät b für Sender und Empfänger der Typen 10W.S.a,b,c/ 20W.S.b,c,d & Ukw.E.b1,c1,d1 was a single-frequency signal generator that was used to calibrate the local oscillator of the 10W.S.a,b,c/ 20W.S.b,c,d transmitters & Ukw.E.b1,c1,d1 receivers; 25 – 48 MHz, Quarz 2.830 kHz. This signal generator employed a quarz 2.830 kHz.crystal to generate the necessary test frequency. The Fprüf. b was powered from the same source as the receiver and used a special power connector shown below. Different frequency quarz crystals could be used with this device. Text and more information; https://www.kriegsfunker.com/accessories/test_equipment/f_pruf_b.php

 

Nice original 6×30 binoculars or Dienstglas case in good, undamaged condition. The case is manufactured out of black coloured phenolic resin (bakelite) and is undamaged. The case features leather belt loops and a rubber pulling tab on the closing latch which are all still intact and undamaged. The cushion on the inside has come loose on the lid but this is not really disturbing. Very nice and textbook example!

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! The binoculars are of pre war Czech manufacture which have been remade into the German 6×30 pattern around 1940. If you look closely you can still make out the pre war Czech markings. Very hard to find binoculars!