Optical Instruments
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Cased, WW1 1918 British WD Officer's Verner's Pattern MK VIII Military Marching Compass By ‘T.Cooke & Sons Ltd London & New York’ & Period Brown Leather Case By Optician Houtchison Edinburgh Scotland With Wrist Strap. OPT 815 - OPT 815 Colonel William Willoughby Cole Verner was born in 1852 and commissioned into The Rifle Brigade in 1874, retiring in 1904. He served on the staff in the Egyptian campaign of 1884-85 and during the Boer War. He died in 1922. During his career Verner patented several marching Compass designs. Whilst the basic prismatic compass design has its origins in Schmalcalder's patent of 1812 (Patent No 3545), Verner's Pattern is a significant development. Verner's Patents were all pocket compasses. Model numbers were issued to his compasses starting with a Verner's Pattern V with developments through to the VII, VIII and the IX of WW2. Verner's Pattern compasses are both incredibly popular with collectors as well being a compass that can still be practically and easily used today. The most common models are the Verner's Pattern VII and Verner's Pattern VIII which were mainly used during WW1. Their basic construction is a prismatic dry card compass with a both a momentary bearing lock and transit lock. This is an excellent original example of the MK VIII. It is fully functioning. It has a brass case and is mounted with lanyard ring. The glass face and numbered brass outer ring are perfectly intact. The lid is stamped 'Verner's Pattern VIII'. The rear of the case is stamped with WD arrow between A-E and by the manufacturer ‘T.Cooke & Sons Ltd London & New York’ together with '1918' date and 'no.64935'. It is complete with brown leather case with hinged top and buckle fastener. The case is lined in maroon felt. The inside of the case lid has a nice original label ‘Optician G. Houtchison 18 Forrest Rd Edinburgh’. The case has its original leather wrist strap with buckle. All leather and stitching of the case are clean & intact. The price includes UK delivery. OPT 815 £225.00 |
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Cased, WW1 1917 British WD Officer's F-L Swiss Made Verner's Pattern MK VIII Military Marching Compass & WW1 1917 Brown Leather Case By French & Sons London With Shoulder Strap. Sn 17544 - 17544 Colonel William Willoughby Cole Verner was born in 1852 and commissioned into The Rifle Brigade in 1874, retiring in 1904. He served on the staff in the Egyptian campaign of 1884-85 and during the Boer War. He died in 1922. During his career Verner patented several marching Compass designs. Whilst the basic prismatic compass design has its origins in Schmalcalder's patent of 1812 (Patent No 3545), Verner's Pattern is a significant development. Verner's Patents were all pocket compasses. Model numbers were issued to his compasses starting with a Verner's Pattern V with developments through to the VII, VIII and the IX of WW2. Verner's Pattern compasses are both incredibly popular with collectors as well being a compass that can still be practically and easily used today. The most common models are the Verner's Pattern VII and Verner's Pattern VIII which were mainly used during WW1. Their basic construction is a prismatic dry card compass with a both a momentary bearing lock and transit lock. This is an excellent original example of the MK VIII. It is fully functioning. It has a brass case and is mounted with lanyard ring. The glass face and numbered brass outer ring are perfectly intact. The lid is stamped 'Verner's Pattern VIII'. The rear of the case is stamped with WD arrow and by the Swiss manufacturer 'F-L' together with '1917' date and 'no.79781'. It is complete with brown leather case with hinged top and buckle fastener. The case is impressed 'French & Son Ltd London' and dated '1917'. The case also has a period hand written ink signature above 'RFA' (Royal Field Artillery) most likely the signature of the Artillery Officer who carried this compass in WW1. The case has its original leather shoulder strap. All leather and stitching of the case are clean & intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 17544 £295.00 |
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WW1 French Berthiot Paris 3-1282 Societe D' Optique Brass Trench Periscope. Sn 17481 - 17481 SOM (Société d'Optique ) Berthiot or Berthiot in short was a French optical company founded in Paris at the beginning of the 20th century. The Company made quality cameras and optical equipment, including trench periscopes for use in WW1. This is an original Berthiot trench periscope. It is in excellent condition with fully functional optics. It measures 26” length and can be unscrewed into 3 sections. The brass retains traces of original grey paint. The scope is marked ‘Societe D' Optique Berthiot Paris 3-1282’. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 17481 £275.00 |
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WW2 1943 Busch Rathenow German Army Bakelite Compass With Blackened Brass Cover. Sn 17408 - 17408 This is an original WW2 dated German Army marching Compass. It has a polished steel mirror inside its blackened brass hinged lid, pointing arrow and Bakelite casing. One side of the casing has graduated numbers 1-5 (in cms & mms). The Bakelite has 3 small cartouches one with the maker’s name ‘Busch Rathenow’ another with ‘43’ (1943 date) and the other with inspection mark. The compass measures 3” x 2 ¼” and functions as it should. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 17408 £145.00 |
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1935 Cased, WW2 Russian Front / Cold Climate Nazi German Army 6 X 30 Magnification Dienstglas Service Binoculars By 'ddx' Voigtlaender Sohn AG, Braunschweig With Neck Strap & Uniform Tab. OPT 814 - OPT 814 These are an original cased pair of Nazi German Army, 6 X 30 Magnification, Binoculars. The Binoculars have a black textured finish, with adjustable eyepieces. The body of the binoculars have lanyard bars and are fitted with original leather neck strap which has the correct leather tab with eyelet for attaching to uniform & rubber lens protector cover. All optics are excellent and function as they should. One shoulder of the binoculars is marked ‘Dienstglas 6 x 30, 0246958’ & ‘ddx’ manufacturer mark with blue triangle. A blue triangle meant that they were constructed / lubricated for cold climate, ddx is the Nazi German War time manufacturer code for Voigtlaender u. Sohn AG, Braunschweig. The Binoculars are contained in their fitted sturdy leather case with hinged lid, clasp fastener and hanging bars fitted with shoulder strap. The case has an indistinct impressed Hamburg manufacturer mark, ‘35’ (1935) date and is waffenamt. The lid is impressed ‘I’.The price for this excellent set of nicely marked cased Cold Climate WW2 Era Military Binoculars, includes UK delivery. OPT 814 £395.00 |
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WW1 1916 Dated Imperial German Army NCO’s 6 X 39 Magnification Fernglas Model 08 Field Binoculars By Emil Busch AG Rathenow With Spandau GPK Rifle Inspection Office ‘K’ Mark, Neck Strap & Matching Manufacturer Marked Leather Case. OPT 840 - OPT 840 These are an original cased pair of WW1 German Army, 6 X 39 Magnification, Field Binoculars. These binoculars were developed in response to a 1916 German Government contract for issue to Non Commissioned Officers and were produced until the end of the Great War in 1918 (see page 20 of ‘Military Binoculars & Telescopes For Land Sea & Air Service’ by Seeger where a similar cased example to ours is illustrated). The Binoculars have the correct finish with adjustable eyepieces. The cast body of the binoculars have lanyard bars fitted with original leather neck strap. The adjustment dial is crisply marked with manufacturer and serial number. One hinge arm is stamped ‘K’ (a Spandau GPK rifle inspection office acceptance mark) and the other hinge arm has a very small date mark ‘XI 16’ denoting November 1916 (all illustrated). All optics are excellent and function as they should. The Binoculars are contained in their fitted sturdy leather hard case with hinged lid rear belt loops each impressed with matching manufacturer detail and hanging bar for shoulder strap. The lid is secured by leather tabs on the left and right sides of the case which attach to metal suds on the lid. The inside of the lid has its original paper instructions label with printed German text (all illustrated). The price includes UK delivery. OPT 840 £395.00 |
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