Carl Zeiss Jena Binoculars, DF 7x40, NVA East German Issue, Grade "B" *Fair / AS-IS*

Carl Zeiss Jena Binoculars, DF 7x40, East German NVA Issue, Grade B *Condition Good*, SOLD AS-IS.

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These veteran binoculars were originally issued in East Germany and were used by all branches of the NVA (Nationale Volksarmee) including the LANDSTREITKRÄFTE, VOLKSMARINE, LUFTSTREITKRÄFTE/LUFTVERTEIDIGUNG and GRENZTRUPPEN.
They show the signs of their military service.
These binoculars may have torn/worn/misshapened rubber eye cups, and will have some light fogging or scratches on the lenses.
The lense covers & neck strap will have signs of service use.
The collimation of the left & right optics has not been checked.
The DF 7x40 was produced during the 1960s/70's by Carl Zeiss Jena.
The DF is regarded by experts as the finest binocular they ever made.
The DF features an extremely robust and armored body, a ranging reticle which can be illuminated by a battery powered device and a detector for active infra-red sources, which is charged by UV light during the daytime.
The 7x40 DF (Doppel-Fernrohr) was introduced in the 1960s and was the first binocular built by Carl Zeiss Jena from scratch since the days of WWII.
The 7x40 DF was given a short ('stubby') body shape, thereby keeping it rather compact, despite of its large prisms.
With its thick rubber armor, its large oculars with long eye-relief (suitable for use with gas-mask) and the eye catching window of its infrared detector re-charger, the DF had become the classical example of a full fledged military binocular, the blueprint of later 7x40 clones which adopted the same design philosophy. In 1980, it was replaced with the 7x40 EDF.

SOLD AS-IS, NO RETURNS.