Original British and Hungarian 6×30 Binocular Lot – 2 Pair Original Items

Original Items: Only One Lot of 2 Available. The First World War was the first major conflict where more gun laying was made by optical equipment such as binoculars and rangefinders than by unaided eye, with the Second World War doing so on a much larger scale. These tools were essential for the accurate fire control of artillery pieces which were now shooting at ranges of up to 40,000–60,000 yards (37–55 km). With the advent of wide scale trench warfare binoculars became vital tools for infantry officers looking to discern the position of enemy snipers and machine guns.

The Binoculars In This Lot:
– British No. 2 Mk. II 6×30 Binoculars: In good working order these are a pair of POWER X 6 binoculars, as often used by Officers while overseeing the soldiers under their command. These are in very good condition, fully functional and with majority of the black paint still intact. Both eyepiece cups are still present. These seem to be brass and zinc or steel construction. Optics are clear, though a little dirty, and both diopter adjustments work correctly.

The Left Barrel is marked on the base plate with the specifications:

6X30
20361
PO 55

The overall condition is very nice.

– Hungarian 6×30 Binoculars by Magyar Optikai Muvek Rt: Before and during WWII Hungary had its own manufacturer, the MOM Rt.(Magyar Optikai Művek Rt., translated as “Hungarian Optical Works JSC”) which was under this name from 1938-39, previously to that it had different names but all of those consisted of the founder’s name, Nándor Süss. The other company which produced optical equipment was GAMMA Finommechanikai és Optikai Művek Rt. (“GAMMA Precision Mechanical and Optical Works JSC”) or simply called “Gamma”. Hungary used Goerz and Carl Zeiss optical equipment so there is a high possibility that “MOM” bought the license of the instruments from German companies.

In good working order these are a pair of 6×30 binoculars, as often used by Officers while overseeing the soldiers under their command. These are in very good condition, fully functional and with the majority of the green paint still intact. Both eyepiece cups are still present. These seem to be brass and zinc or steel construction. Optics are clear, though a little dirty, and both diopter adjustments work correctly.

The Left Barrel is marked on the base plate with the “MOM” company logo.
The Right Barrel is marked with the following:

6X30 LATCSÖ
A M Kincstár Tulajdona
40156

A.M. Kincstár Tulajdona is for A Magyar Királyi Kincstár Tulajdona, “Owned by (or property of) the Hungarian Royal Treasury.

No WWII collection is complete without a set of binoculars, so why not add both of them to your collections!