Original Item: Only One Set Available. This is a very nice condition German World War Two Carl Zeiss 12×60 binoculars. Wehrmacht Observation Binoculars 12×60 (Beobachtungsfernrohr 12×60), marked with ‘FMG 41 T’ (Funkmeßgerät 41T) indicating that these binoculars were for use with a radar unit.
At the start of WWII, Germany wanted to keep the makers of its military equipment secret and assigned each company with a letter code blc was assigned to the Carl Zeiss of Jena Company.
Binoculars retain original data plate that reads:
lc
X
Beob.-F. 12×60
fur
FMG 41T
The optics themselves are clear and functional, the binoculars retain the original ordnance grey paint and are in overall very good condition. They come complete with eyeshade, hinged eye cup attachments, and eye cup cover.