North Korean 8x30 Real or Fake?

[pcke2000]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Cold-w...UAAOSwJc9aUef2

Real or fake? I am just very curious, couldn't find much info online. Thank you!

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[Sgt Bilko]

I've not seen one before but I'd say it looks good - it has a rugged Soviet look to it.

[pcke2000]

I've not seen one before but I'd say it looks good - it has a rugged Soviet look to it.

Unfortunately so far I have found only one similar example online, no detailed info. Possibly a Soviet made with North Korean label?

[Eighty Eight]

I had a pair with the same vulcanite. Russian. Date wise 50's. So period right. But oculars on mine were the soft bakelite type. Very different to these.
Like these ones.
https://grey-shop.ru/Army-Binocular-soviet.

The oculars are very fragile. These look to have been replaced maybe?
Or were they just a different type?

[pcke2000]

I had a pair with the same vulcanite. Russian. Date wise 50's. So period right. But oculars on mine were the soft bakelite type. Very different to these.
Like these ones.
https://grey-shop.ru/Army-Binocular-soviet.

The oculars are very fragile. These look to have been replaced maybe?
Or were they just a different type?

different. The one you showed is a refurbished Russian B6x30 (refurbished in 1963).

The North Korean one is 8x30, it may be a clone of Soviet B8x30 or just made by the Soviets with Korean label? (I don't know).

If your oculars are very fragile, they may be war-time made silumin oculars. They are commonly found on late war KMZ, KOMZ, and ZOMZ 6x30 binoculars.