Dienstglas DF 10X50

[baronblack1945]

Hello,

I'd like to know if those binos are really good 2 WW or post war?

[Michael Downey]

Hello there. bmj D.F. 10 x 50 binos are found with 3 digit, 4 digit, 5 digit and 6 digit serial numbers. Is it possible to have a closer look at your serial number (it is located on the right side of the + bmj maker code) and let us know what you find. You may need to use a magnifying glass as the numbers are quite small and often almost impossible to read.

[baronblack1945]

More photos.

[overthetop]

Can't see serial, but all markings appear as original WW II. Tan color was used late war years on most binoculars. Code BMJ was for Hensoldt & Sohn Optische Werk AG, Wetzler, Germany - made really good quality optics, and still do today. Good find!

[Michael Downey]

The binos that you post are marked "+ bmj" (serial number appears to be unreadable) on one side of the bridge and D.F. 10 x 50 on
the other side. The case is marked bmj 1944 with the latch marked frn 42.

You might like to look at some previous discussions on similar bmj marked binos:

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...&highlight=BMJ

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...&highlight=BMJ

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...t=10x50+Binocs

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ienstglas+7X56

According to the records that I have on file almost all of the D.F. 10 x 50 bmj maker marked binos come together with either 1944 or 1945 marked cases.
I have recorded something like 46 examples of bmj D.F. 10 x 50 binos with 3, 4, 5 and 6 digit serial numbers.

There seems to be two schools of thought among collectors. There are those who believe that + bmj D.F. 10 x 50 are late war.
The other school takes the view that such binos must be post-war by reason that this series is not marked "Dienstglas" as prescribed by the
1940 German directive H.Dv. 448/1 "Beobachtungs und Vermessungsgerät".

I have no particular view, but for my own part I really wonder how relevant a 1940 order was during the later part of the war.
For example, I note that 10 x 80 45 degree binos were being marked "D.F. 10 x 80" throughout the entire war period.
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