Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice set of German WWII binoculars known by the German Wehrmacht as a Dienstglas 7×50 (service glass 7×50). They are marked with the specifications and maker information on the rear of the right barrel:
Dienstglas
7 x 50
403940
beh (blue triangle)
Maker code beh is the 3 letter code for Ernst Leitz. Ernst Leitz II (1 March 1871 – 15 June 1956) was a German business person and humanitarian. He was the second head of the optics company now known as Leica Camera and organized the Leica Freedom Train to allow people, most of whom were Jewish, to escape from Germany during NSDAP times. The blue triangle denotes the cold rating of the lubricant used inside the adjusting oculars. The optics are clear, just a bit dirty, and everything functions correctly. There is a range reticule in the right side, which is still fully visible.
These were only issued for Kriegsmarine use and has the “Eagle M” proof mark on the left barrel.
A very nice set of Kriegsmarine Dienstglas Binoculars, complete with their original case.