The inscription is made in italic with the help of white alloy (silver?). The last inscription means that the binoculars were produced exclusively for export (to Switzerland in particular, which is proved by the "cross" image). There is also an inscription on the right prism cover - "Armee Modell Vergr.=8". +7791” mean the production date and the Swiss patent number of October 30, 1893, which refers to Ernst Abbe’s German patent of July 9, 1893. The inscriptions on the left prism cover “1905 Carl Zeiss, Jena. The disc has an inscription "858" – it is the Switzerland army’s number of military acceptance. Zeiss-Feldstecher, Handfernglaser von 1894-1919, Modelle-Merkmale-Mythos, p. It is the 3rd (later) type’s upper hinge disk, which has an interpupillary distance scale (see Hans T.Seeger. The upper and lower prism covers are made of brass the device has long “lugs” for a jugular strap, which are attached to binoculars with the help of 2 screws. The binoculars frame hinge is attached to its halves with the help of 5 screws from each side. Zeiss-Feldstecher, Handfernglaser von 1894-1919, Modelle-Merkmale-Mythos, pp. The "3/3" type eyepieces are with a diopter scale (since 1902) (see Hans T.Seeger. The eyepieces’ base diameter is 20.5 mm (18.5 mm for D.F.95). Zeiss-Feldstecher, Handfernglaser von 1894-1919, Modelle-Merkmale-Mythos, p.177), the eyepiece lenses’ diameter is 11 mm (9 mm for DF95), although the range of vision for both binoculars is the same - 4.6°. The clamping screw for adjusting the binoculars interpupillary distance has the design of a second, later type (see Hans T.Seeger. Until now, there is no explanation for such covers’ shape, according to one hypothesis – that was made for better raindrops dripping, according to another one – it was a distinction from 4x, 6x and 8x civilian binoculars models, also produced at that time. The binoculars have curved design of upper prism covers, called “bent shoulders”. The German government forbade military binoculars export until 1898, but later the forbiddance was cancelled and binoculars called Armeefeldstecher and Armee Modell were supplied to many countries around the world and to Switzerland in particular. The binoculars Armee Modell Vergr.= 8 is an analogue of binoculars D.F95, or to be more precise – of D.F.8x. In 1902 these two binoculars were replaced by D.F.6x and D.F.8x, which acquired some modifications. However, there are suggestions that first prototypes of these binoculars were produced before 1893, as they had to undergo a long military acceptance (Artillerie Prüfungs kommission - APK).
Carl zeiss jena binoculars d.f. 6x how to#
Go here to find out how to set up your browser in order to accept or block cookies and more.Military models of binoculars appeared in Carl Zeiss catalogs in August 1895 – those were O.D.F.95 (Offiziers-Doppelfernrohr 95) with 6x magnification and D.F.95 (Doppelfernrohr 95) with 8x magnification. If you find it too intrusive you can always change the settings to block cookies. If you visit and your browser accepts the cookies we assume that you agree with our policy and have nothing against saving them in the memory of your device. Cookies can also be used by our advertisers and the Google Analytics tool which gathers statistical data. Cookies allow us to monitor the users' actions on a given page, target the marketing content with a greater accuracy and generally make the interaction between the website and our Visitors easier and faster e.g. We employ that technology for functional, statistical and marketing reasons. The website uses cookies which are saved on your computer. It is illegal to copy or redistribute any information found on this site in any way without the expressed written consent of CO-NET Robert Olech This site is not responsible for any damage that the information on this site may cause to your system. You can change your consents to the use of cookies at any given time. In this document you can find more information concerning browser settings and the way we and our social network, advertising and analytics partners process your data. If you fail to do so you should be aware that we are going to process your data according to our Privacy Policy. You can switch cookies off by adjusting your browser settings so if you donât agree with our cookie policy please, change your browser settings or leave our website. Our partners might combine information, obtained on this site, with other data they get from you as you make use of their services while surfing the internet. Information about your browsing habits is shared with our social network, advertising and analytics partners. As in the case of almost all other websites, cookies help us to personalize ads, offering you the most relevant information, allow you to share pages with social networks, make our services work as you expect and, overall, help us to monitor and improve our performance.