These where therefor engraved with Dienstglas noting the army property. The most common type is the 6×30 strength Dienstglas. 6×30 designates the capacity of the binoculars. 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. DIENSTGLAS serial number is 44679 in good condition for age, optics is fine, free from cracks or damages. Easy can be use, regulation is working good, Was in service- good for display, diorama or for re-enactors 100% genuine. A nice untouched pair of standard issue WWII mid-late war German 6×30 power binoculars / Dienstglas in ordnance tan. The serial number indicates that this is likely made in early 1944. Manufactured by Voigtlaender and Sohn, Braunschweig, the right hand ocular is impressed with the designation Dienstglas 6×30 with serial number 339107, the maker code ddx and cold weather lubricant triangle. Dec 09, 2008 There is also a number printed on the right side, but I suppose it's a military serial number, or parts number. These binos are not dust- and waterproof the way modern binos are, and they don't have any antireflective coating. Otherwise, the ergonomics.
CASE (6 X 30) DIENSTGLAS BMK 1944 MINTY CONDITION. From a private WWII museum collection of over 20 years, featuring all types of original WWII period clothing, equipment and assorted military pieces, as well as a variety of reproduction items, uniforms, equipment, and European military surplus. All items have been part of a variety of WWII displays. The following item is offered for sale. ADDITIONAL 24 PICTURE GALLERY INCLUDED. THIS BEAUTIFUL SET OF GERMAN BINOCULARS & BAKELITE CARRY CASE ARE NOW ON SALE.
FROM MY FATHERS WWII MUSEUM COLLECTION. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL & ORIGINAL SET OF WWII GERMAN MILITARY BINOCULARS (6 X 30) DIENSTGLAS (German for Armored/Shatter-proof Glass) which was stamped on military binoculars. THEY ARE ALSO MARKED - bmk.
MADE GERMAN MILITARY BINOCULARS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. MY DAD COLLECTED WWII MILITARIA FOR 30 YEARS & ALWAYS TRIED TO ACQUIRE THE NICEST PIECES HE COULD FIND & AFFORD FOR HIS WWII MUSEUM COLLECTION. THESE BINOCULARS WERE MANUFACTURED IN A VERY LIGHT-WEIGHT ALLOY FRAME, & COVERED WITH VULCANITE, A LEATHER LIKE SYNTHETIC COVER/WRAPPING. THE VULCANITE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION THRU-OUT. THERE ARE NO TEARS, RIPS, OR CHUNKS OF MISSING WRAPPING ANYWHERE, AS SO OFTEN SEEN ON MANY WWII BINOCULARS, & THE BLACK WRAPPING REMAINS IN BEAUTIFUL GLOSSY CONDITION. THESE BINOCULARS ARE IN TRULY PRISTINE CONDITION, WITH ALL BLACK GLOSS PAINTED SURFACES IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AS WELL. THESE BINOCULARS WERE WELL CARED FOR. A WWII GERMAN BINOCULAR COLLECTOR WHO VERSED IN WWII GERMAN OPTICS & RELATED WWII ERA BINOCULARS, SAW THE BINOCULARS & WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE FROM THEIR MARKINGS, THAT AT THE END OF WWII, & AT SOME POINT AFTER THE WAR, THE BULGARIAN MILITARY (A COUNTRY PRESSURED INTO JOINING THE AXIS POWERS DURING WWII) ACQUIRED THESE BINOCULARS & REFURBISHED ANY AREAS & PARTS, AS WAS NEEDED & RESTORED THEM TO THEIR ORIGINAL BEAUTIFUL WWII WAR TIME CONDITION, WHERE BY, THEY THEN SAW LIMITED USE WITH THE BULGARIAN MILITARY AFTER WWII. THE BULGARIAN MILITARY PROBABLY CLEANED THE OPTICS AS WELL & UPDATED THE GRATICULE, RANGE FINDER GRID POST WWII.. SO THESE BINOCULARS HAVE A WONDERFUL 2 PART HISTORY, ORIGINALLY MANUFACTURED IN LATE 1944 BY SRB & STYS PRECISION OPTICS CO. OF PRAGUE, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, UNDER GERMAN SUPERVISION, WAR TIME SECURITY CODE STAMPED BMK, ISSUED TO & USED BY THE WEHRMACHT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WAR, EVENTUALLY CONVISCATED BY THE BULGARIAN MILITARY POST WWII, FROM DISCARDED OR CAPTURED GERMAN FIELD EQUIPMENT, WHERE UPON THESE BINOCULARS HAD A COMPLETE RESTORATION BY THE BULGARIAN MILITARY'S ASSIGNED OPTICS DEPT. & SAW FURTHER USE WITH THE BULGARIAN MILITARY POST WWII. Scarface wii rom. THE BINOCULARS ARE SPECIFICALLY MARKED WITH THE FOLLOWING: BOXED 20 (BULGARIAN MILITARY OPTICS REFURBISHMENT) CONFIRMATION STAMP. COSMETICALLY, THEY ARE IN ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS CONDITION WITH BEAUTIFUL CLEAR OPTICS!! THESE BINOCULARS FEATURE A CENTER SWIVEL ADJUSTMENT.
SWIVEL ADJUSTMENT WORKS FIRMLY & SMOOTHLY. THE BINOCULARS FEATURE INDIVIDUAL LEFT & RIGHT. INDIVIDUAL LEFT & RIGHT BAKELITE EYE CUPS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. AS SEEN FROM THE PICTURE GALLERY. THE RIGHT SIDE OPTIC CONTAINS A MIL. (RANGE FINDER GRID) MILITARY PRODUCTION (BULGARIAN POST WAR UPGRADED RETICULE).
VISUAL IMAGE IS SIMPLY FANTASTIC!! AS SEEN IN THE PICTURE GALLERY IMAGES TAKEN THRU THE BINOCULARS. Dienstglas (Stands for Armored/Shatter-proof Glass) military stmp.
Boxed 20 (Bulgarian Military Post WWII Refurbishment). 6 x 30 (Optics field of view). 112323 (bmk serial number historical records represents). Bmk Factory production security 3 letter Identification code.
& Stys Precision Optics Co. Manufactured in Prague under Germany Military supervision. + Indicates a special Cold Weather Lubricant was added. THE FACTORY PRODUCTION STAMPINGS IN WHITE INK ARE PRISTINE, & BOTH FACE PLATE COVERS REMAIN IN EXCELLENT REFURBISHED CONDITION! ADDITIONALLY, THE BINOCULARS COME WITH AN ORIGINAL WWII ISSUE BLACK LEATHER NECK STRAP WITH BLACK LEATHER BUTTON FLAP ASSEMBLY, WITH SEWN/ATTACHED BLACK MARBLE BAKELITE LENS PROTECTIVE COVER. THIS ENTIRE RIG IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION! ON A SCALE OF 1-10. THESE BINOCULARS RATE A 12!!! THESE BINOCULARS HAVE BEEN THOROUGHLY CHECKED & THERE ARE NO BROKEN OR LOOSE PARTS ANYWHERE!!!! THESE ARE ABSOLUTELY MINT, TOP COLLECTOR GRADE. WWII (1944) GERMAN BINOCULARS, THAT ARE IN EXCELLENT TOTALLY REFURBISHED COSMETIC CONDITION WITH ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE OPTICS. THAT INCLUDE AN UPGRADED BULGARIAN POST WWII PERFECT RANGE FINDER GRID, & FULL. LEATHER NECK STRAP & PROTECTIVE COVER ASSEMBLY. THIS PAIR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!!!!! THESE ARE THE NICEST PAIR OF WWII GERMAN. AND GUARANTEED TO BE DELIVERED THAT WAY!!! THE PICTURE GALLERIES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES!! BAKELITE BLACK MARBLE CARRY CASE: 1943. THE CASE IS THE STANDARD GERMAN WEHRMACHT BINOCULAR CARRY CASE MANUFACTURED IN BLACK MARBLE BAKELITE. FRONT CENTER BAR WITH SPRING LOADED CENTER CLOSURE LATCH, WITH LEATHER END TAB.
THE CASE COVER/LID HAS AN INNER FOAM PAD. INNER CASE FEATURES 2 INTERNAL POST MOUNTS THAT SUPPORT THE BINOCULARS. MANUFACTURERS PRODUCTION STAMP IS FOUND ON THE INSIDE CENTER BOTTOM OF THE CASE. STAMP: MANUFACTURERS STAMP LOGO CIRCULAR X/CROSS DIN. Deutsche Industrie Norm Consortium of German based manufacturers of bakelite equipment for the German Military during. The stamp contains the number : 43. THIS CASE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 1943, & AT SOME POINT WAS PAIRED WITH THE (bmk) 1944 BINOCULARS, AS A COMPLETE SET. INCLUDING, NECK-STRAP, BUTTON FLY HOLDER & BAKELITE PROTECTIVE OPTICS COVER. THE REAR OF THE CASE FEATURES THE 2 REAR LEATHER STRAPS THAT ARE RIVETED & BAR SECURED TO THE REAR OF THE CASE, THAT FOLD UNDER & SECURE BELOW THE CASE VIA 2 POST KNOBS, AND WHICH ARE RIVETED TO THE REAR TOP OF THE LID/COVER. ALL THE LEATHER IS COMPLETE & IN-TACT & FULLY FUNCTIONAL. THE CASE COMES WITH ITS ORIGINAL & COMPLETE LEATHER. CARRY/SHOULDER STRAP, & AS SEEN IN THE PICTURE GALLERY. & AS SEEN, IT FEATURES THE STD. GERMAN STITCHED & BUCKLED SHOULDER/CARRY STRAP SPECIFIC TO GERMAN BAKELITE CASES. BY THE WAY THE STRAP IS SEWN, WRAPPED, & ATTACHED. THIS CARRY STRAP ASSEMBLY DESIGN WAS FOUND SPECIFICALLY ON GERMAN MILITARY BINOCULAR CARRY CASES.
ALL LEATHER IS COMPLETE & SECURED & FULLY FUNCTIONAL, & UNLIKE MANY WWII GERMAN BAKELITE CASES THAT ARE MISSING THE LEATHER SUPPORT STRAPS, OR CARRY STRAP, THIS CASE HAS ITS FULL LEATHER RIG IN-TACT & IN VERY GOOD SOLID CONDITION. THE LEATHER SHOWS WEAR CONSISTANT WITH USE & AGE. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL LEATHER CASE RIGGING TO THIS SET. THE BAKELITE CASE SHOWS WEAR, & PAINT LOSS, CONSISTANT WITH WAR TIME COMBAT USE & AGE, AND THE INSIDE PAD & POSTS HAVE LOST THEIR BLACK GLOSS COLOR, BUT THE CASE REMAINS IN VERY GOOD, & FULLY FUNCTIONAL CONDITION. THERE ARE NO CRACK, BREAKS, OR DAMAGE ANYWHERE, JUST THE SURFACE WEAR, & SCRATCHES EXPECTED WITH 70+ YR.
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THIS BAKELITE CASE WAS PRODUCED IN 1943 FOR GERMAN WEHRMACHT USE, AS SEEN BY THE MANUF STAMP & (43) DATING INSIDE THE CASE, HOWEVER, UNLIKE MANY CASES PRODUCED FOR GERMAN MILITARY USE DURING WWII. THIS BAKELITE CASE DOES NOT HAVE ADDITIONAL WAFFENAMPT OR EAGLE STAMPINGS. ON CLOSE EXAMINATION NONE WERE FOUND. ON A SCALE OF 1-10 THIS BAKELITE CASE IS A STRONG 7.8.
THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL & COMPLETE SET OF WWII GERMAN WEHRMACHT/CZECH MADE BINOCULARS WITH ALL LEATHER STRAPS & COMPLETE CARRY CASE THAT IS A TOP COLLECTOR GRADE SET, THAT WILL MAKE AN EXCELLENT ADDITION TO ANY WWII COLLECTION, OR WWII GERMAN OPTICS COLLECTION! Post D-Day Chech/German Manufacture & German issue by the serial number against. (bmk) serial number records listed below. These beautiful binoculars were made by 'Srb & Stys, Fabrik praeziser Messinstrumente, Prag' who around 1940 started marking their binoculars with the three letter Security code 'bmk'.
Dienstglas means 'service/shatter-proof binoculars' which were used by all the armed forces except the Kriegsmarine (which should NEVER have the word Dienstglas marked on their binoculars). The 6x30 marking indicates that they have 6x magnification and that the objective lenses are 30mm in diameter. The binoculars were produced with a ranging grid in the right eyepiece.
The 112323 is of course the production serial number. Srb & Stys Fabrik Praziser Messinstrumente, Prague. The history of the Srb. Optics Company is not well known but the following was published from Czechoslovakian military & historical records, and was compiled in personal memoirs by Doctor & Prof.
Pavel Hnek & University Assist. Beginning as a student & eventually becoming a professor at the Technical University of Prague, Jaroslav Srb first worked for Carl Zeiss learning optical mechanics & engineering. He eventually started his own business Srb & Stys Precision Optics, in the Kavilorka building. He began by repairing microscopes & manufacturing microscopic lamps. In 1921 the company expanded operations to work with both astronomical & meteorological precision equipment. By 1922 the Czechoslovakian military approached Srb & Stys to assist in the production of military optics. Soon after the company began the production of. Zeiss optics were used in the production.
The company had grown to 300 employees & had received military contracts approved by the Czech govt. To produced military optics for the Turkish army, rifle telescopes for the. Yugoslavian military, & military surveying equipment for Greece. In 1937 Jaroslav started a subsidiary optics company in Romania called Romanian Czechoslovakian Optics, & by the end of the year, the 2 companies had grown to over 800 employees. & Stys made arrangements to export optical production equipment & factory assembly facilities to England. Soon after that, the companys fortunes would forever change. The German occupation of Czechoslovakia began in 1938 with the.
S northern and western border regions, formerly being part of. Under terms outlined by the. S pretext for this action was the alleged privations suffered by the. Population living in those regions. Were also located in these same areas, & these impressive military fortifications represented a formidable obstacle to possible German military aggression, however, when the allies agreed to Hitlers demands to avoid war, the remainder of Czechoslovakia would fall into Hitlers hands, and these fortifications, which would never fire a shot in defense of their homeland, basically fell into German hands in one fell swoop. The incorporation of the Sudetenland into Germany began on October 1. It left the rest of Czechoslovakia too weak to resist, and it became powerless to resist subsequent occupation. Moved in to occupy the remainder of Czechoslovakia. On March 16, 1938 the German Military took control of Srb. From this point the German military controlled the companys operations thru the entirety of WWII, & from that point forward the company produced optics exclusively for the German Wehrmacht. For security purposes to protect factory production facilities against sabotage & allied bombing, in 1940 the German military initiated a 3 Letter Security Code Factory Recognition system to mark military optics & other field equipment.
Received the security identification 3 letter code bmk. In 1940 Jaraslav Srb was arrested for espionage by the Gestapo & spent 6 months in a German controlled prison in Prague. Eventually he was released for lack of evidence, however he was forbidden from reentering his own factory. Produced all manner of optics for the German military, producing both 6X30, 8X30, & 7x50 field Binoculars, which included a military Reticle, Range Finder Grid in the right optic. After the war Jaraslav was able to regain control of his company & immediately re-enter the field of Civilian optics production, however the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin, & the communists would gain control of Czechoslovakia, & communist rule proclaimed The People to take control of Srb & Stys Optical Comnpany. In 1949 Jaraslav Srb was arrested by the communist party, now in control of Czechoslovakia. He died in prison one year later. Under peoples control, in 1949, the company was renamed - Meopta N. In 1996 the company filed for bankruptcy & closed its door for good.
BINOCULAR DESCRIPTION & PARTS ABBREVIATIONS. Y:= Sand Yellow (known as Afrika Korps binos) Ba:= Bakelite L:= Leather covering (or Vulkanite, a leahter-like early form of synthetc plastic) R:= Rice covering (leather stand by, mixed w black paint to give a rough texture) G:= Gummi, rubber protected (only in uboat binos) Gr:= grey body M:= Marked w. K:= Marked with a 'K' for kriegsmarine or kaiser marine? + := Marked with a + sign (Indicating a special cold weather lubricant has been added) T:= Triangle marked T2:= 'T' marked, for lenses coating 0:= Zero/circle marked Re:= Reticle present Kf:= kf marked for cold resistant lubricant (marine)kalterfest. War Time Production Serial Number Sequences BMK. 21678 B, L, Re, KF, black bak case 73908 (or 73906) B, R, Re, KF 78609 B, L, Kf 82724 B, L, Re, KF, leather case unit mkd: S. 140 WaA 1936 thanks to Dennis White 100086 B, L, 103714 B, R, Re, O, 104298 B, R, O, 108685 B, R, O, 110697 B, R, +. 110966 B, R, Re, + black bak case, operation market garden period 1944. Serial numbers between 110966 thru 119279 These binoculars are Ser. Represent binoculars produced in the latter part of 1944. 119279 B, R+ T Blak bakelite case 125077 B, R, Re, +, T 129334 B, R, Re, T. THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE LIST TO DATE OF GERMAN & GERMAN OCCUPIED COUNTRY OPTICAL COMPANIES THAT PRODUCED BINOCULARS FOR THE WEHRMACHT DURING WWII WITH SECRET COMPANY CODE ABBREVIATION 3 LETTER SERIES FOLOWED BY THE NAME OF THE COMPANY THAT PRODUCED OPTICS FOR THE GERMAN MILITARY.
German Wehrmacht Military Binoculars during WWII (6 X 30) Binoculars Series. Company Code Abbreviations used during the war. German Optical & Precision Instrument Three Letter Codes. Bbw - Electroacustik KG, Kiel bck - Bruninghaus & Co, Leder u.
Metallwarenfabrik, Versmold bef - Clemens Riefler, Fabrik Mathematischer Instrumente, Nesselwang/Bayern beh - Ernst Leitz GmbH, Wetzlar, Germany bek - Hensoldt Werk fur Optic und Mechanik, Herborn, Germany bgu - Theodor Wuppermann GmbH, Walzwerk und Fassonschmiede, Köln blc - Carl Zeiss Militärabteilung, Jena, Germany bmh - K Jirasek Fabrik fur Feinmechanic und Optic, Prague, Czech bmj - Hensoldt & Sohne Optische Werke A-G, Wetzlar, Germany. Bmk - Srb & Stys Fabrik Praziser Messinstrumente, Prague, Czech. Bmt - C A Steinheil & Sohne GmbH, Optische Werke, Munich, Germany bpd - C P Goerz GmbH Optische Anstalt, Vienna, Austria bvf - C Reichert Optische Werke, Vienna, Austria bvu - Franz Kuhlmann, Wilhelmshaven, Germany bwt - G Heyde K-G, Dresden, Germany bxc - Kreiselgeräte GmbH, Berlin bxx - Askania Werke AG, Berlin byg - Joh Wyksen K-G Optische Fabrik und Feinmechanik, Katowitz, Poland bzz - J G Farbenindustrie A-G Kamerawerk, Munich, Germany (Agfa) cad - Karl Kahles Optiker, Vienna, Austria cag - Swarovski, Tyrol, Austria cau - Kodak Aktiengesellschaft, Stuttgart, Germany ccx - Hugo Meyer & Co Optische und Feinmechanische Werke, Gorlitz, Germany cdc - Kern, Klager & Cie, Berlin (binocular Cases) clb - Dr.
Wöhler, Kassel, Germany clk - F. Breithaupt & Söhne Fabrik geodätischer Instrumente, Kassel, Germany cll - August Baumgart Feinmechanik & Präzisionmaschinenbau, Rathenow clm - Biedermann & Czarnikow, Berlin cln - E Sprenger Optische-Mechanische Werkstatten, Berlin cmc - Gegr Wichmann, Berlin cmd - G. Berlin cny - C Pose, Berlin? Binocular cases crg - W Lambrecht, Instrumente, Göttingen, Germany crh - F Schmidt & Haensch, Steglitz, Berlin crj - Otto Fennel Sohne K-G, Instrumente, Kassel, Germany crn - Friedrichs & Co, Hamburg (see also ctn) cro - R Fuess, Optische Industrie, Berlin ctn - Freidricks & Co, Hanseatische Werkstatten fur Feinmechanik und Optik, Hamburg (see also crn) cwu - Georg von Kremp, Wetzlar, Germany cxc - Dr Paul Mozar, Fabrik fur Feinmechanik, Düsseldorf, Germany cxn - Emil Busch A-G, Optische Industrie, Rathenow czn - E. OPTISCHE dag - Oculus, Berlin ddv - O.
Ddx - Voigtlander & Söhne A-G, Braunschweig, Germany dho - Nordmark GmbH, Prerau, Czech dhq - J D Moller GmbH, Wedel dhv - Berliner Physikalische Werkstätten GmbH, Berlin djg - J Veltjens K-G, Berlin dkl - Jos Schneider & Co, Kreuznach, Germany doq - Deutsche Spielgelglas A-G, Leine, Germany dow - Opticotechna GmbH, Prerau or Optitechna, Brerau, Czech dpg - Adox Kamerawerk GmbH, Wiesbaden, Germany dpv - Zeiss Ikon A-G, Dresden, Germany dpw - Zeiss Ikon A-G, Goerzwerk Kehlendorf Berlin dpx - Zeiss Ikon A-G, Contessawerk, Stuggart, Germany dqc - Eugen Ising, Metallwarenfabrik dxt - Kadlec-Instrumente-Fabrik, Prague, Czech dym - Runge & Kaulfuss, Rathenow (poss also / or dyn) dys - Heinrich Zeiss, Berlin dzl - Oigee GmbH Optische Anstalt, Berlin eaf - Aude & Reipert Optische Industrie, Babelsberg, Germany eaw - R Winkel GmbH Optische industrie, Gottingen, Germany ejo - Presswerk AG, Essen eed - Kurbi & Niggeloh, Radevormwald, Germany ehe - Rommler AG, Spremberg emq - Karl Zeiss, Jena, Germany emv - Hertel & Reuss, Kassel, Germany eoc - A Ott, Instrumente, Kempten eos - W Feiler Feinmechanik GmbH, Berlin eot - Fichter & Hackenjos K-G, Fabrik fur Feinmechanik, Villingen erv - Fritz Hofmann, Erlangen eso - Rodenstock Optische Werke, Munich, Germany esu - Steinheil Sohne GmbH, Astronom Industrie, Munich, Germany eug - Optische Prazisions-Werke GmbH, Warsaw, Poland fco - Sendlinger Optische Glaswerke GmbH, Zehlendorf, Berlin fjt - Photogrammetrie GmbH, Berlin fll - Feinapparate-Bau, Werk Gablonz flm - W. Fln - Franz Rapsch Optische Fabriken A-G, Rathenow fpr - Fr Moller, Brackwede, Westphalia frn - Federn-, Draht- und Metallwarenfabrik, Havel fvs - Spindler & Hoyer, Göttingen, Germany fvx - Chr Beck & Sohne, Kassel, (Beck-Kassel) Germany fwq - Saal. Bfelder Apparatebau GmbH, Saalfeld fwr - Optische Anstalt Saalfeld GmbH, Saalfeld, Germany fxp - Hans Kollmorgen GmbH, Kassel, Germany (poss also / or fzp) fzg - Feinmechanik GmbH, Kassel, Germany gag - F Mollenkopf Optische Industrieanstalt, Stuttgart, germany gcg - H Maihak A-G Fabrik fur Techn. Ghd - Carl Kneusel, Zeulenroda/ Thür. Gkp - Rufs & Co, Kassel, Germany (poss also/or ghp) gmk - Kroymann & Co GmbH, Schuh und Sportartikel Fabrik, Hamburg. Bino Cases gpa - Groos & Graf, Feinmechanik und Prazisionmaschinenbau, Berlin gpr - Berchtold, Gebr, Instrumente, Tuttlingen gug - Ungarische Optische Werke A-G, Budapest, Hungary guj - Werner D Kuehn Optische Industrie, Steglitz, Berlin gwr - Dennert & Pape, Hamburg gwv - Ernst Plank Fabrik Optische und Mechanischer, Waren, Nurenberg, Germany gxh - Nitsche & Günther Optische Werke K-G, Rathenow gxl - Franke & Heidecke, Braunschweig, Germany gxp - Homrich & Söhne, ? Hap - Max Kohl A-G, Chemnitz hdv - Optische Werke Osterode GmbH, Osterode, Harz, Germany hfo - Valentin Linhof OHG, Munich, Germany hgu - Friedenauer Technische Wekstatte, Berlin hkm - Carl Braun K-G Optische Industrie, Nuremberg, Germany hna - Hoh & Hahne, Leipzig, Germany hwt - Ihagee Kamerawerk Steenbergen & co, Dresden, Germany hxh - A Kruss Optisch-Mechan, Hamburg jfn - Tetanal Photowerk, Berlin jfp - Wilhelm Lehmann & Co K-G, Feinmechanische Werkstätte, Hamburg jfv - MAG. Jkk - L Castagna & Sohn Feinmechanische Werkstatten, Vienna, Austria jnh - Hensoldt & Söhne but one list shows this code used by F Tutemann of Lüdenscheid jon - Voigtlander-Gavaert, Berlin jux - Nedinson, Nederlandsche Instrumenten, Venlo, Netherlands jve - Ernst Ludvig Optisches Werk, Weixdorf, Germany jxn - Helmut Korth, feinmechanik und Optik, Berlin kgc - Nahmashinenfabrik A-G, Sobeslav, Bohemia khc - Otto Himmler, Mikroskope, Berlin kjj - Askania Werke AG, Berlin kln - Ernst & Willhelm Bertram, Munich, Germany kme - Max Lang, Lauter kna - Berning & Co K-G, Photographische Apparate und Bedarfsartikel, Düsseldorf kov - Bernard et Turenne, Establissement Barbier, Paris kqc - Jos Schneider & Co Optische Werke K-G, Gottingen, Germany krm - C Pose, Berlin bino cases only?
Krq - Emil Busch A-G Optische Werke, Budapest, Hungary kry - F A Sening, Maschinenfabrik, Hamburg kwc - Gamma, Feinmechan. Und Optische Werke, Budapest, Hungary (poss kwe) kxv - A Jackenroll Optische Anstalt GmbH, Berlin lae - Heinrich Zeiss, Gostingen lfn - C. Richter Kamarafabrik, Tharandt, Germany (Reflekta) lmg - Carl Zeiss Jena and/or lmq lux - Schlieper & Baum AG, Wappertal lwg - Optische Werke Osterode GmbH, Freiheit bei Osterode, Harz, Germany lww - Huet & Cie, Paris, France lwx - O. (Optique et Precision de Levallois), Lavallois, Paris, France lwy - Societe dOptique et Mechanique de Haute Precision SOM, Paris mav - H Mailak A-G Fabrik für Techn. Messinstrumente und Feinmechanik, Hamburg mbv - I-G Farbenindustrie A-G, Berlin (Agfa) mca - Dr C Schleussner Fotowerke GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany mgf - August Fischer Werkstatten fur Feinmechanik, Gottingen, Germany mjc - Feinmechanische Werkstaetten Warsitz, Amsterdam, Netherlands mir - Ducati, Bologna, Italy mny - Gerhard Hofmann Werkstätte fur Feinmechanik, Berlin mnz - Erich Holz Feinmechanische Werkstatte, Berlin mtq - Roland Risse GmbH Photochemische Fabrik, Florsheim, Germany mtr - Voigtlander & Sohn A-G, Berlin mtv - A Lorenz Feinmechanik-Optik, Dresden mtw - A.
OPT nac - Feinmechanische Zentrale Overbeck, Herborn ndv - Feinmechanische Werke Neumuhlen GmbH, Kiel nek - O Perlitz Prazisionmechanik und Apparatebau, Berlin nmh - De Pleskot & Co, Messinstrumente, Prague, Czech nms - Richard Holz, Optischmechan. Berlin npx - Ludwig Rossler Feinmechanische Werkstatte, Munich, Germany nuj - Schaper & Uebel Feinmechanik, Dresden, germany nxt - S. Ottico Mechanica e Rilevamenti Aerofotogrammetrici, Rome ocp - Aktophot GmbH, Sabechtlitz, Prague, Czech ocv - W Klazer Feinmechanik und Fotobedarf, Prague, Czech okc - Hauff A-G, Stuggart, Germany phq - Moller, Wedel ppx - Askania, Berlin pvf - Reichert, Optische Werk, Vienna, Austria pwf - R. Qhg - Moller, Wedel rln - Carl Zeiss Jena, Germany.
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A variet of historical & reference sources are used. All this research was done by my Dad over years of collecting, thanks for all your great work Dad. >>> THIS WWII GERMAN BINOCULARS W. BAKELITE CARRY CASE IS FOR SALE ONLY!!! >>> ALL OTHER ITEMS SHOWN WITH BINOCULARS & CARRY CASE ARE FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES ONLY, ARE NOT INCLUDED, & ARE NOT FOR SALE WITH THIS LISTING. ALL UNIFORM DISPLAY PIECES, LEATHER JERKINS, MAPS, WATCHES, CIGARETTE LIGHTERS, GLOVES, MANNEQUINS, BINOCULARS, HAVERSACKS, GLOVES, GI STOVES, REPLICA GNS, BOOKS, & ALL OTHER ITEMS NOT LISTED FOR SALE AS PART OF THIS LISTING ARE USED FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES ONLY & ARE NOT FOR SALE.
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German Optical Equipment of WW2
Introduction
Thanks to companies like Emil Busch,Ernst Leitz, Hensoldt and Carl Zeiss German industry at the outbreak of war was already renowned as world market leaders in the development and manufacturing of optical equipment. The industry was well known for producing precision optical instruments long before World War 2 with products like microscopes produced by Carl Zeiss for example. As no great surprise the Wehrmacht also enjoyed this advantage, with the development and circulation of a wide range of optical observation devices employed by all services during the war. At the outbreak of war these precision companies rapidly put all there vast expertise and technical knowhow into producing high quality military optical equipment for the field with a wide range of applications. In fact such was the advanced nature of some equipment developed that for example with Panzer main Gun optics came the guarantee (if following carful instructions) of hitting the target with the first shot every time, such was their confidence in optical performance! Because of the exceptional quality of German made optics it is also worth bearing in mind that a great number of German Optics were used by many other countries both during and after the war, most notably by Finland for example who always identified such items with a large engraved or stamped ‘SA’ on equipment supplied by Germany to the Finnish Army during the war. Norway also made a great deal of use with left over German supplies after the war concluded often repainting a great deal of this equipment in a shade of NATO olive green and using this equipment as late as the mid 1990’s. Naturally with the expansion of German occupied territory other optic firms were swallowed up and put to use manufacturing field optics for the Wehrmacht, firms such as the French company ‘Huet’ of Paris fell under this occupation.
Since a lot of equipment as the war progressed was destined for the Ostfront special measures had to be taken to deal with the extreme winter conditions experienced and this is indicated on most military issued optics with the presence of a small light blue triangle, Circle or plus sign which signifies that a special cold resistant lubricant or grease was used in the final assembly process. This symbol found on the optics body can also help indicate the manufacturing year as the different symbols appeared in different years as improvements in lubricant performance or availability changed.
It would seem the earliest considerations for fighting in cold weather were made around May 1940 when the Symbol ‘K.F.’ was applied to equipment serviced with the cold weather lubricated 'Invarol' serviceable to -20 degrees Centigrade. This was then updated around mid-1942 after the experiences of the first Russian winter with the next symbol to appear, a light blue circle ‘O’ (hellblaue Kreisfläche) which used a new cold resistant grease called ‘Vacuum’ (Vakuumfett 1416), suitable for use in temperatures as low -40 degrees C and documented in the German manual for winter warfare 'Taschenbuch für den Winterkrieg', dated 5th August 1942.
However Vakuumfett 1416 quickly proved unsatisfactory when the revised version of the 'Taschenbuch für den Winterkrieg' dated 1st November 1942, mentioned the new light blue cross '+” (hellblaues Kreuz) in use and indicating ‘Instrument Grease 1442’ being adopted for all Heer observation and surveying instruments and again serviceable to -40 degrees C.
The Light blue triangle “Δ” appeared in late 1943. Unfortunately it would seem little information regarding this change has come to light so far with reference to the 'triangle', the name of the grease and its suitability is presently unknown but is understood for use between -40 degrees C and 50 degrees C.
K.F. : 1940-41
O : 1942
+ : 1942-43-44 (mainly applied in 1943)
Δ : 1943-45 (mainly applied in 1944)
However it is worth bearing in mind that these dates aren’t definitive because different manufactures probably changed over as stocks ran out and the new improved lubricants arrived also worthy of note is that some instruments returned for servicing would have had the latest lubricants applied and thus the current symbol being added even if a previous is already there and of course will only help with optics specifically bound for the Ostfront. Although since most optics are not explicitly dated one can perhaps, based on style, maker, design, manufacturing materials and paint colour applied determine an approximate year of manufacture, fortunately for us collectors Carl Zeiss made optics can using the unique serial numbers pin point the exact year of manufacture.
Manufacturing techniques of the optics naturally changed during the course of the war with most pre-war devices containing large amounts of expensive materials such as brass and bronze. Inexpensive alternatives were sought as the economy of raw materials shrank with late war devices being made from low carbon extruded steel, soft cast zinc alloys and Bakelite fittings where possible. The optic manufacturer can be deciphered by using the three letter code found on the optic body; typically these would appear as for example ‘ccx’ indicating ‘Optische und Feinmechanische Werke’ of Hugo Meyer & Co, Görlitz being the manufacturer, another example ‘beh’ stands for Ernst Leitz, Wetzlar.
Since a lot of equipment as the war progressed was destined for the Ostfront special measures had to be taken to deal with the extreme winter conditions experienced and this is indicated on most military issued optics with the presence of a small light blue triangle, Circle or plus sign which signifies that a special cold resistant lubricant or grease was used in the final assembly process. This symbol found on the optics body can also help indicate the manufacturing year as the different symbols appeared in different years as improvements in lubricant performance or availability changed.
It would seem the earliest considerations for fighting in cold weather were made around May 1940 when the Symbol ‘K.F.’ was applied to equipment serviced with the cold weather lubricated 'Invarol' serviceable to -20 degrees Centigrade. This was then updated around mid-1942 after the experiences of the first Russian winter with the next symbol to appear, a light blue circle ‘O’ (hellblaue Kreisfläche) which used a new cold resistant grease called ‘Vacuum’ (Vakuumfett 1416), suitable for use in temperatures as low -40 degrees C and documented in the German manual for winter warfare 'Taschenbuch für den Winterkrieg', dated 5th August 1942.
However Vakuumfett 1416 quickly proved unsatisfactory when the revised version of the 'Taschenbuch für den Winterkrieg' dated 1st November 1942, mentioned the new light blue cross '+” (hellblaues Kreuz) in use and indicating ‘Instrument Grease 1442’ being adopted for all Heer observation and surveying instruments and again serviceable to -40 degrees C.
The Light blue triangle “Δ” appeared in late 1943. Unfortunately it would seem little information regarding this change has come to light so far with reference to the 'triangle', the name of the grease and its suitability is presently unknown but is understood for use between -40 degrees C and 50 degrees C.
K.F. : 1940-41
O : 1942
+ : 1942-43-44 (mainly applied in 1943)
Δ : 1943-45 (mainly applied in 1944)
However it is worth bearing in mind that these dates aren’t definitive because different manufactures probably changed over as stocks ran out and the new improved lubricants arrived also worthy of note is that some instruments returned for servicing would have had the latest lubricants applied and thus the current symbol being added even if a previous is already there and of course will only help with optics specifically bound for the Ostfront. Although since most optics are not explicitly dated one can perhaps, based on style, maker, design, manufacturing materials and paint colour applied determine an approximate year of manufacture, fortunately for us collectors Carl Zeiss made optics can using the unique serial numbers pin point the exact year of manufacture.
Manufacturing techniques of the optics naturally changed during the course of the war with most pre-war devices containing large amounts of expensive materials such as brass and bronze. Inexpensive alternatives were sought as the economy of raw materials shrank with late war devices being made from low carbon extruded steel, soft cast zinc alloys and Bakelite fittings where possible. The optic manufacturer can be deciphered by using the three letter code found on the optic body; typically these would appear as for example ‘ccx’ indicating ‘Optische und Feinmechanische Werke’ of Hugo Meyer & Co, Görlitz being the manufacturer, another example ‘beh’ stands for Ernst Leitz, Wetzlar.
Doppelfernrohr - (Dienstglas 6 x 30 Service Glasses)
The German army used an extensive variety of optical equipment during the war, items such as the 6 x 30 power binoculars (6 power magnification with a 30mm diameter objective lens) were one of the most common types seen since they were the standard issue field optics utilized by all branches of service. These are generally encountered in a black painted finish and were typically constructed from zinc and aluminium alloy metal. Late war (post 1943) manufactured glasses came in an ordnance tan paint finish often fitted with moulded brown Bakelite fittings and some encountered were manufactured entirely from Bakelite. The right lens usually has a horizontal reticle pattern with vertical bars originating from the centre, in increments of 10 degrees up to 40 degrees to each side. Standard markings on the body can normally be found on the left hand side, ocular body panel with the impressed designation, 'Dienstglas 6 x 30', (Service Glasses) along with a production serial number. The right hand ocular body panel is also often marked with the impressed manufacturer’s three letter code in this case being 'cxn' - the code for Emil Busch A-G, Optische Industrie, Rathenow.
Most service glasses came in either a leather or moulded Bakelite case to afford maximum protection during service life. Since the 6 x 30 power binoculars were of a relatively low magnification being well-intentioned for just general field observations, specialized troops such as Kriegsmarine, Artillery observers, Reconnaissance personnel, Flak & Searchlight personnel etc required far stronger optics and assorted larger more powerful binoculars were issued to these specialized personnel on a limited basis.
Doppelfernrohr - Dienstglas 10 x 50 Service Glasses
In 1934 the German OKW, Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, (High Command of the Armed Forces), requested a mobile, multi-purpose, high power binocular with a wide field of vision. The Emil Busch optical firm of Rathenow submitted a 10 x 50 power binocular which was found suitable and accepted for production. The 10 x 50 power binoculars were produced by assorted optical firms in three minor variants with the main difference being in the angle alignment of the prism and ocular lenses with a twenty degree angle pattern, a forty-five degree angle pattern and eighty degree angle pattern.
This set is stamped 'blc', indicating that they were manufactured by Carl Zeiss.
This set is stamped 'blc', indicating that they were manufactured by Carl Zeiss.
Doppelfernrohr 10 x 80 Flakfernrohr
In 1935 several companies’ including Emil Busch, Leitz and Möller competed for a contract to produce a 10x binocular for aircraft observation for the Wehrmacht. 1936 saw Emil Busch AG of Rathenow win that contract with their design chosen for its lighter weight and wide field of view over the models by Möller and Leitz. Full production by Busch began almost immediately and continued right through the war, typically the design being produced by several other firms in Germany and occupied Europe but note all models had identical optical dimensions of 80mm cemented achromatic objectives with 280mm focal length, 70-deg eyepieces and 45-deg Schmidt roof prisms, some differ only in coated lens or other minor details. Characteristic markings found on the body of these glasses always include a large D.F. engraved before the 10x80 which stands for Doppelfernrohr and meaning double telescope. Other markings usually refer to the particular factory that made them with only the early Busch models having the manufacturer's name, post 1942 models will carry the three letter manufactures code; beh (E. Leitz, Wetzlar), dkl (Schneider, Bad Kreuznach), cro (R. Fuess, Berlin Steglitz), bpd (C.P. Goerz, Vienna), eug (Optische Präzisions-Werke, Warsaw) or cxn (E. Busch, Rathenow). Many models will also carry markings indicating use for extreme weather conditions as mentioned in the earlier text (see above). They came with an array of extra’s including an aiming sight, mounting cradle, rubber padded eyebrow cushion, rain shields, elevation drums, heavy tripod, spirit levels, filters and a protective wooden storage case.
The 10 x 80s were primarily used by Luftwaffe Flak Artillery ground crews for spotting and identifying enemy aircraft and directing the crew served Rangefinders, Searchlights and Flak Cannons of the Anti-Aircraft batteries based around many German cities and industrial centres. Naturally they also proved useful on the battlefield for tactical observation and a version with 20-deg inclined eyepieces was also produced for the Kriegsmarine at sea. A single half of the 10 x 80 binocular can also be encountered and was used as a sight for the 8.8cm artillery, referred to as Z.F. (Zielfernrohr) 10 x 80.
The 10 x 80s were primarily used by Luftwaffe Flak Artillery ground crews for spotting and identifying enemy aircraft and directing the crew served Rangefinders, Searchlights and Flak Cannons of the Anti-Aircraft batteries based around many German cities and industrial centres. Naturally they also proved useful on the battlefield for tactical observation and a version with 20-deg inclined eyepieces was also produced for the Kriegsmarine at sea. A single half of the 10 x 80 binocular can also be encountered and was used as a sight for the 8.8cm artillery, referred to as Z.F. (Zielfernrohr) 10 x 80.
EM34 & EM36 Entfernungsmesser 1m - Range Finder
When using any artillery or anti-aircraft guns effectively, accurately estimating range to the target is critical to the success of a direct hit on the target. Many armies around the world employed optical equipment specially designed for range finding and although most looked very similar in design, two schools of thought existed with one type working on the theory of coincidence and the other being a stereoscopic based vision system. The German’s like most other armies favoured the coincidence of images principal. These Rangefinders using this coincidence theory work on the known principal of triangulation were by knowing the distance between two points which we call the base line (i.e. the two objective lens being 1000mm apart in the device) and the angle of these two points relative to the target, one can work out the distance by using trigonometry.
In the R36 this calculation is worked out with a very complicated internal mechanical computer which reads out the data using dials and a split overlaid image reticule seen through the view finder which the viewer matches up and reads off the scale the distance to target. However to do this the operator must have extremely good eye sight to accomplish this accurately so candidates must be evaluated for suitability first. Worth remembering also is that the bigger the baseline the more precise the ranging is and to this end Germans employed range finding equipment frequently up to 4 metres in length specially developed for coastal and anti-aircraft batteries because of the typically large distances involved ranging ships and high altitude aircraft. Naturally of course the limitations of accuracy reached are often dictated by air quality and weather conditions and then ultimately the curvature of the earth.
The Scherenfernrohr S.F.14.Z.Gi.
1894 saw the famous German optics firm of Carl Zeiss introduce a new and unusual type of prism binoculars. Zeiss called its invention the Scherenfernrohr (scissors telescope) an 8 x 10 power device fitted with adjustable twin periscopic extensions connected by a hinge. An observer could position the tubular 'ears' upright and parallel to each other or splayed out horizontally for greater depth perception (stereoscopic vision), causing objects to appear in modelled relief, strongly distinct from the background and thus estimate the range.
This hybrid between binoculars and a periscope enabled the observer to remain safely concealed in dug outs, behind walls or even tree trunks with only the objective lens visible to the enemy. 1905 saw the design refined further with an army-issue variant and a field artillery model being trialled and adopted. Naturally other countries produced their own versions of the scissors telescope and when World War I broke out both opposing armies all along the Western Front observed each other from their trenches using such equipment. By World War II the design remained virtually unchanged except for an upgrade in magnification to 10 x 50 and continued to be a useful tool in the Wehrmacht for general observation (in both vehicles and on the ground) and for artillery fire observation and direction throughout the war. Oddly the post-war West German Bundeswehr never use the Scherenfernrohr device at all, but East Germany's Nationale Volksarmee and other Warsaw-pact countries including Russia continued to do so long after the war ended.
This hybrid between binoculars and a periscope enabled the observer to remain safely concealed in dug outs, behind walls or even tree trunks with only the objective lens visible to the enemy. 1905 saw the design refined further with an army-issue variant and a field artillery model being trialled and adopted. Naturally other countries produced their own versions of the scissors telescope and when World War I broke out both opposing armies all along the Western Front observed each other from their trenches using such equipment. By World War II the design remained virtually unchanged except for an upgrade in magnification to 10 x 50 and continued to be a useful tool in the Wehrmacht for general observation (in both vehicles and on the ground) and for artillery fire observation and direction throughout the war. Oddly the post-war West German Bundeswehr never use the Scherenfernrohr device at all, but East Germany's Nationale Volksarmee and other Warsaw-pact countries including Russia continued to do so long after the war ended.
According to 'Der Artillerist, (1) Der Kanonier (1940) the SF was to be used for:
1) Observation and reconnaissance
2) Measuring angles of azimuth
3) Measuring angles of site and elevation
4) Measuring height of shell bursts
5) Establishing safety zones for advancing friendly troops
6) And to lay field guns.
2) Measuring angles of azimuth
3) Measuring angles of site and elevation
4) Measuring height of shell bursts
5) Establishing safety zones for advancing friendly troops
6) And to lay field guns.
To aid ground infantry and artillery observers the Scherenfernrohr was used in conjunction with a tripod leg assembly. It normally came with accessories such as the azimuth mount and spirit level, tripod, carrying case, and other items such as a battery powered removable illumination lamp kit and a trench mount (often referred to as a tree screw which was approximate to a sort of cork screw that could allow the mount to be imbedded in wood or the ground).
The Scherenfernrohr S.F.14.Z.Gi was often seen employed in different roles such as in vehicles being specifically delivered as standard equipment in many German armoured fighting vehicles such as the StuG III, Jagdpanzer IV, Panther and on the King Tiger where it can often be seen poking out the commanders cupola primarily as a safe method for him to observe the enemy without risk to life.
Most if not all Scherenfernrohr’s came equipped with a reticule grid pattern and were designated as such in their markings found on the base of the right tube as ‘S.F. 14Z G.i.’. The G.i. meaning 'Gitterplatte' (Grid Pattern). This can apply to models with either the grid or rarer L-shaped style reticule pattern. This grid pattern feature is used for ranging using lines graduated at 10 mil intervals where the H/6400 is a common artillery scale used by the Wehrmacht where the ‘H’ stands for Heer.
Also pictured is the Gestell 31 tripod, battery box, rain / sun shields and the spanner / screwdriver.
Most if not all Scherenfernrohr’s came equipped with a reticule grid pattern and were designated as such in their markings found on the base of the right tube as ‘S.F. 14Z G.i.’. The G.i. meaning 'Gitterplatte' (Grid Pattern). This can apply to models with either the grid or rarer L-shaped style reticule pattern. This grid pattern feature is used for ranging using lines graduated at 10 mil intervals where the H/6400 is a common artillery scale used by the Wehrmacht where the ‘H’ stands for Heer.
Also pictured is the Gestell 31 tripod, battery box, rain / sun shields and the spanner / screwdriver.
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Sfl.Z.F.1a Selbstfahrlafetten-Zielfernrohr
Featured here along with its transit case is a classic example of the periscope style Sfl.Z.F. 1a (Selbstfahrlafetten-Zielfernrohr) main gun sight used for armoured fighting vehicles such as the StuG III and StuG IV. It was also successfully employed on the Hetzer, Jagdpanzer IV/70 SdKfz.234 8 Rad Armoured Car and the Sturmpanzer IV (otherwise known as the Brummbär). The reticule had a magnification 5x with 10° of vision, the reticule aim pattern consisted of 7 triangles laid in a horizontal row, each separated by 4 mils. Placing the target on the point of a triangle allowed the gunner to aim without obstructing his view of the target. The distances between triangles were used to lead moving targets. The triangle height and separation distances in mils were also used as an aid in estimating the range to a target. The sight was mounted to the left of the main gun with the head just protruding through the roof of the armoured superstructure which can be often seen in many original pictures as being the case.
Featured here along with its transit case is a classic example of the periscope style Sfl.Z.F. 1a (Selbstfahrlafetten-Zielfernrohr) main gun sight used for armoured fighting vehicles such as the StuG III and StuG IV. It was also successfully employed on the Hetzer, Jagdpanzer IV/70 SdKfz.234 8 Rad Armoured Car and the Sturmpanzer IV (otherwise known as the Brummbär). The reticule had a magnification 5x with 10° of vision, the reticule aim pattern consisted of 7 triangles laid in a horizontal row, each separated by 4 mils. Placing the target on the point of a triangle allowed the gunner to aim without obstructing his view of the target. The distances between triangles were used to lead moving targets. The triangle height and separation distances in mils were also used as an aid in estimating the range to a target. The sight was mounted to the left of the main gun with the head just protruding through the roof of the armoured superstructure which can be often seen in many original pictures as being the case.
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Article submitted by Simon Garner.