FLAK küst binos w. Case review

[brutus38]

Hello guys
I need please your opinion on those binos and case and Is it nirmal that the eagle stamp on the case is so small
Thanks a lot. Beste regards

[brutus38]

More pics....

[coastaldefence]

Bino is fine, all original.
case is from a bmk 7x50 KM bino, also original

[Le Breton]

Case looks Zeiss to me. Coastaldefence, why do you think it is bmk? Interesting...

[benutzer]

it'S an bmk case as written by costaldefense, and why ?
- Zeiss case looks different
- bmk case are the only with the to pices of wood for the lense on the bottom
- Zeiss didnt have this kind of shed for the sun filters inside the top

[Le Breton]

Thanks Benutzer! I haven't seen that many bmk cases, you're probably right with your identification and it is supported by Coastaldefence. This is interesting though. It suggests that at least one batch of Srb & Stys cases was approved by KM Abnahme personnel at Zeiss, Jena, implying either a transport of the cases from Prague to Jena, or the inspectors from Jena to Prague?

[Mikedenmark]

The archives for the Marineabnahmeamt in Praque are at the Bundesarchive. Does not help us here and now, but the info exist. Besides, S&S was under Zeiss management at the time. So the distance between the companies were close to nil.
I do wonder why the kriegsmarine set up shop in Praque as early as 1938. Not the most likely place for a navy to go shopping.

[Le Breton]

Mikedenmark, thank you for this information. I was unable to find anything on the KM Abnahme in either Jena or Prague other than a few personnel files when visiting Freiburg a few months ago. Would you happen to have a file reference?