WW2 lightweight Airborne binos

Discussion in 'Weapons, Technology & Equipment' started by TomTAS, Jul 14, 2011.

  1. TomTAS

    TomTAS Very Senior Member

    Hi All,

    Saw this on ebay and that got me wondering which is not hard ;) as you can see WW2 lightweight Airborne Binos... The person is asking £30 the thing that I find interesting is I also have a pair from a charity shop for £7 just wondering is this was a good find :)

    Cheers
    Tom
     

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    TomTAS, Jul 14, 2011
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  2. wowtank

    wowtank Very Senior Member

    I got a pair from ebay ten years ago for a fiver without the case and in worst condition. I though they were a good find then.
     
    wowtank, Jul 15, 2011
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  3. GPRegt

    GPRegt Senior Member

    They look like opera binos to me. Never heard of lightweight Airborne ones. All the stories that have included binos have talked about standard issue.

    Steve W.
     
    GPRegt, Jul 15, 2011
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  4. RemeDesertRat

    RemeDesertRat Very Senior Member

    They look like opera binos to me.



    Thats funny as soon as I saw these I thought "they are just like the ones I had given when I was a kid" and I was told they were opera glasses.
     
    RemeDesertRat, Jul 15, 2011
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  5. Paul Pariso

    Paul Pariso Very Senior Member

    When I first saw these on Ebay I contacted the seller to find out more info about the previous owner. He gave me a name which related to an Officer of the 7th KOSB who was with the Seaborne Tail and not actually at Arnhem.

    The chap was quite knowledgable about the Officer and said that he met him years ago when they were both members of an ex-airborne association............
     
    Paul Pariso, Jul 17, 2011
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