GERMAN WW2 10X50 DIENSTGLAS BINOCULARS BY CARL ZEISS JENA "BLC+" WITH RANGE/SCALE GRID & 1442 TYPE GREASE

Third Reich Wehrmacht Carl Zeiss, Militarabteilung Jena 10x50 field binoculars.

Good condition, service used, with original carrying strap and tunic button hole attachment. Leather is soft, pliable and without damage. Lenses are clear, focus well, with the right one having range/scale grid for artillery and distance calculating purposes. Marked Dienstglas 10x50, 2210701, BLC and blue cross which indicates they were lubricated with 1442 type grease, to work in temperatures of up to -40`C. Binoculars retain almost all of the original textured factory finish. The eye cups were removed, which was a common practice among soldiers. Even Erwin Rommel himself had his bakelite eyepieces removed to better fit over protective eyewear he was wearing, like dust googles for example.

Combat used binoculars which will surely upgrade your field gear collection or to complete a mannequin display.