Leitz 7x50 Kreigsmarine - History?
My first attempt at a post - I hope I’m doing it right and it’s in the right place!
Just bought a pair of Leitz 7x50 binoculars. They are the early version with E Leitz , Wetzlar on the left prism plate and a Kreigsmarine eagle on the right along with the letter ‘N’ and a 4 digit number. I emailed Leica in Germany and gave them the serial number and asked if they could provide a date of manufacture. Very helpfully, they were able to tell me that they were ‘delivered’ on 30/09/1940 which was great. They couldn’t tell me where though and they said that the 4 digit number on the right prism plate was some form of military inventory number.
So, my question is essentially this - given the German military reputation for meticulous record keeping, does anyone have any suggestions where I could start researching records of Kreigsmarine Leitz binoculars delivered on a specific date in order to establish which vessel/location they were assigned to? Be fascinating to find out a bit more about their history.
Thanks folks.
My first attempt at a post - I hope I’m doing it right and it’s in the right place!
Just bought a pair of Leitz 7x50 binoculars. They are the early version with E Leitz , Wetzlar on the left prism plate and a Kreigsmarine eagle on the right along with the letter ‘N’ and a 4 digit number. I emailed Leica in Germany and gave them the serial number and asked if they could provide a date of manufacture. Very helpfully, they were able to tell me that they were ‘delivered’ on 30/09/1940 which was great. They couldn’t tell me where though and they said that the 4 digit number on the right prism plate was some form of military inventory number.
So, my question is essentially this - given the German military reputation for meticulous record keeping, does anyone have any suggestions where I could start researching records of Kreigsmarine Leitz binoculars delivered on a specific date in order to establish which vessel/location they were assigned to? Be fascinating to find out a bit more about their history.
Thanks folks.
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