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JAPANESE BATTLESHIP "BIG EYE" BINOCULARS ON

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,800.00 USD
JAPANESE BATTLESHIP  BIG EYE  BINOCULARS ON

TRIPOD. These lg. high quality optics were mounted on most Japanese ships during WWII. This 20 power pair have 4" objective lenses & measures 21" front to back. An elevation quadrant is installed in mounting pivot. Information plate on top gives S# of “884" w/ optical information “20X 3 degrees”. Maker’s mark is “EK” in a star (Enomoto Kogaku). Plate is also stamped “JES ??”. Comes complete w/ aluminum tripod by Gitzo w/ base adapted to these binoculars. CONDITION: it appears these binoculars actually saw service during the war & saw some of the ravages of being outside in a salty environment. Although most of the paint is intact, it is considerably faded & objective lens mounting rings show corrosion & expansion from contact w/ the elements. Optically fair to good. Prisms somewhat clouded w/ flare in right side. Objectives lenses show some fogging on interior. Ocular lenses fairly clear. Rubber eye cups are perished. (02-15619/MGM). $1,000-1,800.