£500 - £500
German WW2 10 x 80 Anti-Aircraft Flak Binoculars D.F. or Doppellfernrohr (Double Telescope) by Emil Busch, side marked D.F. 10X80/CXN/121120 No 79053, late war tan finish, the adjustment knob on the top is missing, the other with a small piece missing, otherwise good very fine.
This item was liberated by the vendor's father in law in late 1944/45 in North West Europe, with a number of typed pages of William Ronald Griffiths service history. Served with B.E.F. in 1940 with 159th Welsh Field Ambulance and was evacuated from Dunkirk 26/5/40, later served with RAOC and Royal Signals, landed France 19/6/44, also with 2 copied photos of the crossing of the Rhine. (See photo) (½B)
Yes, the optics are very good for close and distance. The owner's father used to use them for looking at shipping off the Welsh coast.
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