{"product_id":"original-german-wwii-6x30-dienstglas-binoculars-in-ordnance-tan-by-swarovski-with-bakelite-case-dated-1943","title":"Original German WWII 6x30 Dienstglas Binoculars in “Ordnance Tan” by Swarovski with Bakelite Case - Dated 1943","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One Available. The 6x30 \u003cem\u003eDienstglas\u003c\/em\u003e (Service Glass) was one of the most used German issued binoculars of WWII. This example is fully functional, with mostly clear optics, and working adjustments. This set was painted in “Ordnance Tan”, often seen on items associated with the Afrika Korps. It is nicely marked as follows on the barrels:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecag\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDienstglas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6 x 30\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e80103\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eH\/6400\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe use of the three letter code, indicates that these were made after 1940. \u003cstrong\u003ecag\u003c\/strong\u003e represents \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSwarovski Wattens \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eof Tirol, Austria. The binoculars are missing their carrying strap but retain the small leather tab in the center. The included Bakelite carrying case is in fair condition and retains its original leather carry strap, but the belt loops are entirely gone, worn away. There is a small symbol on the lid with a \u003cstrong\u003e43\u003c\/strong\u003e, which we believe to indicate 1943 manufacture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall a very nice example of the classic eye piece for German infantry officers during WWII!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory of the 6x30 Service Glass:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong all military binoculars after the end of the First World War, the 6 x 30 service glass became predominant in both the Navy and the Army, and it remained the Army's most used binocular for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Army regulations for 1927 and 1940: \"As a standard double telescope for all branches of the Army of the Reich, the double telescope 6 x 30 with normal reticle..... and a field of view of 150m at 1000m distance.\" In terms of its importance and the quantities produced, the D.F. 6 x 30 was increasingly important after WWI was produced in larger quantities than any other. In the Army Regulations of November 29, 1919, after the end of the First World War, an inventory was ordered of the quantity of optical instruments in the infantry, because of new regulations on equipping the troops with optical instruments, and only the Fernglaeser 03, 08, 6 x 30, and 10 x 50 are listed as hand held binoculars. In a March 1939 paper regarding the height calibrations of reticles, only the 6 x 30 and 10 x 50 are mentioned; and in an Army technical regulation of June 1944, concerning the carrying strap for the Doppelfernrohre 6 x 30 and 10 x 50.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design of the common D.F. 6 x 30 is similar to the equally common Zeiss Silvamar, with only minor differences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42644144783429,"sku":"ONJR25MHG075","price":595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONJR25MHG075__01.jpg?v=1744225865","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-german-wwii-6x30-dienstglas-binoculars-in-ordnance-tan-by-swarovski-with-bakelite-case-dated-1943","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}