Kriegsmarine Binoculars 7 x 50 BEH (Ernst Leitz) circa 1941

7×50 binoculars produced by “beh” code name of the company “Ernst Leitz Wetzlar” (at the disposal of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht), for the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War. On the part of the left eyepiece there is the manufacturer code “beh”, the 7×50 magnifications and the serial number “335222”. The letter (T) or “Transparenzbelag” indicates that the lenses are coated with an anti-reflective treatment which improved by 80 % the light transmission in the lenses. This system was developed and patented on November 1, 1935 by Aleksander Smakula, a member of the Zeiss staff in Jena since 1934. “KF” indicates “Kälte-Fett” which is the type of lubrication used for the internal mechanisms (eyepieces) in this case, cold weather grease. This indication also makes us understand that binoculars with this acronym were used until around mid 1942. On the right eyepiece is the “Reichsadler”. The “M” placed under the Eagle indicated acceptance of the Kriegsmarine. The bincoculars comes with original leather carrying strap and lens protective cover in bakelite. A piece of the bakelite is missing, see pictures!. The binoculars are in well used condition with clear signs of age and real use. Still functional with OK optics.

Desirable binoculars in a very nice well used condition!!