Pair of Antique WW1 Military Binoculars
This pair of antique binoculars is offered as a 1917 military issue, bearing the model number 16538 and the British War Department associations noted in the lot description. The barrel is marked MKV WIDE, and one barrel carries an arrow mark. The body is finished in black, with leather-covered barrels in a warm brown tone. A central bridge with a knurled adjustment wheel links the two barrels, and each eyepiece has a raised rim. The objective ends are fitted with brass-edged rings, giving the pair a distinctive wartime appearance.
Condition and Collectability
The binoculars show wear consistent with their age. The leather coverings display scuffing, surface marking and areas of lightening, and there is some wear to the black finish, particularly around the eyepiece rims and the barrel bases. The functionality and completeness of this pair have not been verified, and no further working claims are made. Its original military markings, including the 16538 number, and its period leather covering make it of interest to collectors of WW1 militaria, military optics and British wartime equipment, as well as to those seeking a tangible example of early twentieth-century field glasses for display.
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