It is attached to the straps and often referred to as a rain shield.ġ Knopflasche, a leather or presstoff piece of material meant to strap the binoculars to a button on the tunic. Sometimes these straps are adjustable with multiple stud holes but most of the time they are not.ġ Okularschutz, a leather, bakelite or rubber eye shield cover to keep dirt out of the lenses. The binoculars are featured with 4 accessories:ġ Trageriemen, a narrow leather string attached with two metal studs. I will further discuss the use of this in another article that will be linked here. The right eyepiece features a reticle or Strichplatte in scale 6400 which is used to calculate distances. The binoculars have two adjustable eyepieces or Okulare with bakelite or aluminium end pieces. Later in the war binoculars where also finished in tan or Sandgelb paint. The metal ones where first furnished with a leather or pressed paper wrap and later in the war in different finishes such as Anodization, Paint or Bluing. These binoculars where made out of different materials such as Aluminium, Zinc and Bakelite. The first number (6) refers to the magnification and the second number (30) indicates the diameter of the objective lens (the light-gathering lens) in millimeters. The most common type is the 6×30 strength Dienstglas. 6×30 designates the capacity of the binoculars. These where therefor engraved with Dienstglas noting the army property. These binoculars or Doppelfernrohr where expensive and strictly army property.
The optics are in reasonable condition and like a lot of wartime optics could do with a clean. They have both molded bakelite eye sockets intact. The lens bodies and end pieces retain most of their painted, tan finish. The individual focus adjustment on the left still functions, but the right one can’t be adjusted.
DIENSTGLAS 6X30 DDX SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBER
Manufacturered by Voigtlaender and Sohn, Braunschweig, the right hand ocular is impressed with the designation Dienstglas 6×30 with serial number 317118, the maker code ddx and cold weather lubricant triangle. The binoculars are manufactured from metal alloy with molded brown Bakelite fittings.
Standard issue WWII German 6×30 power binoculars, in ordnance tan, complete with original leather strap and leather uniform attachment.
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