Original German WWII Flak D.F. 10 x 80 Binocular Optics by Josef Schneider & Co. – Repainted Original Items

Original Item: Only One Set Available. This is a fantastic German World War Two Doppelfernrohr (double telescope) 10 x 80 German gun sight binoculars, produced by Josef Schneider & Co. optics. These were used for direction sighting on the German Flak 36 (88 mm) Gun and are offered in very good condition.

Most commonly seen being used by the KRIEGSMARINE (German Navy) on Ship Bridges and on Conning Towers of U-Boats, these are the giant 10 x 80 Binoculars so much favored in WW2. There are adjustments for eye relief, width and a selection of various tinted filters. The dial is labeled klar (clear), hell (light), mittel (medium), and dunkel (dark). In a typical example of German WW2 era (over)engineering, the dial originally controlled a mechanism that swung each individual filter in place on both sides simultaneously. On this example however the mechanism and filters look to have been either removed or disabled, and the knob no longer controls anything. It is also missing the sun shades as well as the forehead pad.

We suspect that these were in service post war, and were refinished at some point after being serviced. The optics are actually still quite clear, and the focus adjustments are fully functional. The markings on the right side of the body are still faintly visible, even with the thick tan paint:

D.F. 10 X 80
dkl X
7.5 478

D.F. Is the abbreviation for Doppelfernrohr (double telescope), with 10 x 80 indicating the magnification power of the optics. The German wartime three letter code dkl stands for Josef Schneider & Co., of Kreuznach, a specialist lens maker, and under that the set’s serial number is given. Wartime serial numbers for this maker range from 5437 up to 82,036, indicating this is a mid to late war example.

This lovely set has clear optics, and fully functional focus and width adjustments. Ready to display mount to a stand and use!