1951 A.B.L Belgian Army O.I.P. 6x30 military binoculars.
1951 A.B.L. O.I.P 6x30 jumelles militaires de l'armee Belge.
1951 A.B.L. O.I.P. 6x30 militarfernglas der Belgischen Armee.
1951 A.B.L. O.I.P. 6x30 binocolo militare dell'ecercito Belga.
1951 A.B.L. O.I.P. 6x30 militaire verrekijker van het Belgische leger.
1951 A.B.L. O.I.P. 6x30 binoculares militares del ejercito Belga.
1951 A.B.L. O.I.P. 6x30 prismaticos militares del ejercito Belga. 
1951 A.B.L. O.I.P. 6x30 Belgiska armens militara kikare.  
1951 A.B.L. O.I.P. 6x30 Belgische haeren kikkert.
1951 A.B.L. O.I.P.6x30 Armia Belgiske lornetka.
1951 A.B.L. O.I.P. 6x30 Belgicka armada dalekohled.
1951 A.B.L. O.I.P .6x30 Den Belgiske haer kikkert.
1951 A.B.L. O.I.P. 6x30 Belga Hadsereg tavcso.
1951 A.B.L. O.I.P. 6x30 Belgian armeija kiikari.
1951 A.B.L. O.I.P. 6x30 Exercito Belga binoculos.
1951 A.B.L. O.I.P. 6x30 Belgijas armija binoklis.
1951 A.B.L. O.I.P. 6x30 Belgijos armija ziuronai.

My 1951 OIP 6x30 binoculars are marked as having been made by O.I.P Gand , which is Optique et Instruments de Precision: an optical and instrument maker in Ghent Belgium (Gand is French language Ghent), founded in 1919. These Belgian military binoculars are marked as property of the A.B.L. ( Armee Belge-Belgish Legere/ Belgian Army)

A.B. 8x38 Type 31 Belgian Military binoculars made by Optique et Instruments de Precision (O.I.P.)

My OIP 8x38 type 31 Belgian Army binoculars are marked as having been made by O.I.P Gand , which is Optique et Instruments de Precision: an optical and instrument maker in Ghent Belgium (Gand is French for Ghent), founded in 1919. These Belgian military binoculars are marked as property of the A.B. ( Armee Belge), and type 31 binoculars are frequently described as being an artillery model, probably because of a very detailed vertical and horizontal grid that may be designed for shot fall correction.

O.I.P.  A.B. 8x38 Belgian Army binoculars.
O.I.P. A.B.  Armee Belge 8x38 jumelles.
O.I.P. A.B. Belgische Armee 8x38 fernglas.
O.I.P. A.B. Ejercito Belga  8x38 prismaticos.
O.I.P. A.B. Ejercito Belga 8x38 binoculares.
O.I.P. A.B. Belgiska Armen 8x38 kikare.
O.I.P. A.B. Esercito Belga 8x38 binocolo.
O.I.P. A.B. Belgische landmacht 8x38 verrekijker.
O.I.P. A.B. Belgiske haeren 8x38 kikkert.
O.I.P. A.B. Armia Belgijska 8x38 kikkert.
O.I.P. A.B. Belgicka armada 8x38 dalekohled.
O.I.P. A.B. Den Belgicka armada 8x38 kikkert.
O.I.P. A.B. Belga Hadsereg 8x38 tavcso.
O.I.P. A.B. Belgian armeija 8x38 kiikari..
O.I.P. A.B. Exercito Belga 8x38 binoculos.
O.I.P. A.B. Belgijas arnija 8x38 binoklis.
O.I.P. A.B. Belgijos amija 8x38 ziuronai.

C.P Goerz Wein M9 k.k. Landwehrar (kasiserich-konigliche-Landwehr) WWI Cisleithanian Austrian Territorial Army Binoculars with right ocular graticule/ ranging grid

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WWI French Hunsicker & Alexis Paris and MG marked (Ministre de Guerre) military 8x binoculars, also British Govt. military broad arrow property & disposal marked, and also marked to a Royal Flying Corps pilot who died in a RFC plane crash in 1918 in Egypt.

These are another pair of binoculars where the story they tell is far more interesting than the object itself. Hunsicker & Alexis (Constructeurs) of 38 Rue du Surmelin Paris were French contract suppliers to the French Ministre de la Guerre (MG) and to the UK War Office, and my binoculars are marked with the MG Ministre de Guerre) property mark plus UK military broad arrow property mark and facing broad arrow disposal mark. I have seen enough WWI French MG property marked binoculars that also have British broad arrow property marks that I think there was binoculars contract or equipment supply cooperation or formal equipment exchange between those military allied organizations. These binoculars are engraved to A. H. Govanetti who was  Australian born Transvaal South Africa resident and Royal Flying Corps second lieutenant pilot Albert Harcourt Giovanetti, of the 57 Training Squadron, who died at age 29 when he crashed his RE8 2 seat biplane B3444 in Abu Sueir Egypt on Feb 3, 1918. The RE8 was the standard British reconnaissance and artillery aircraft in all theaters of war from mid 1917 to war’s end. These are marked as a gift to R.M. Christe, most likely a girlfriend or a sweetheart.

Optical & Film Supply Co USA 7x50 British Royal Navy broad arrow marked Military Binoculars with left graticule/ range grid.

WWI French Hunsicker & Alexis Paris and MG marked (Ministre de Guerre) military 8x French Army issued binoculars

WWI Dollond London 8x British Royal Navy broad arrow marked Military Binoculars

WWII (Ross) Mk IV 5x40 British Royal Observer Corps and RAF Aircraft Observers fixed focus broad arrow marked Military Binoculars

My pattern of fixed focus 5x40 Mk IV WWII British military Royal Observer Corps aircraft spotting and coast defense binoculars with RAF stores code “6E/383” were produced under a Royal Air Force contract to Ross commencing in 1941, and carried the “ B ” marking indicating being “bloomed (coated) for better light transmission. These binoculars have distinctive very large rubber eye shields/ hoods to exclude extraneous light, and among other functions were used by anti aircraft searchlight crews. They were originally supplied in a protective box, which is typical for fixed installation binoculars. These binoculars have red painted desiccating ports for purging moisture with dry air. (Partial Information credit Frank Florio).

As with my example above, these WWI 8x binoculars were made by Hunsicker & Alexis (Constructeurs) of 38 Rue du Surmelin Paris France and are “MG” French Ministre de la Guerre property marked .These binoculars were used by the French Army.

According to documents of the US (WWII) War Production board, my Optical and Film Supply Co (NY,NY) 7x50 binoculars were probably part of 1941-1942 US military prismatic binoculars contracts A2973, or NO893126L, or TCG35001, orTCG35002, and then transferred to the UK military under lend lease provisions. I associate the large body broad arrows as being Royal Navy.

Optical & Film Supply Co. 7x50 British military marked binoculars.
Optical & Film Supply Co. 7x50 L'armee Britannique a marques des jumelles.
Optical & Film Supply Co. 7x50 Britisches militar markiertes fernglas.
Optical & Film Supply Co 7x50 binoculares marcados por el ejercito Britanico.
Optical & Film Supply Co. 7x50 Britse militarie gemarkeerde verrekijker.
Optical & Film Supply Co. 7x50 Brittisk militarmarkt kikare.
Optical & Film Supply Co. 7x50 A Brit hadsereg tavesovet jelolt.
Optical & Film Supply Co. 7x50 Britannian armeijan merkityt kiikarit.
Optical & Film Supply Co. 7x50 Britu kariuomene pazymejo ziuronus.
Optical & Film Supply Co. 7x50 den Britiske haerens militaere kikkert.
Optical & Film Supply Co. 7x50 lornetka wojskowa armil brytyjskiej.
Optical & Fim Supply Co. 7x50 vojensky dalekohled Britske armady.
Optical & Film Supply Co. 7x50 binoculos militares do exercito Britanico.
Optical & Film Supply Co. 7x50 Britu armijas militarais binoklis.
Dollond 8x British military marked binoculars.
Dollond 8x l'armee Britanique a marques des jumelles.
Dollond 8x Britisches militar markiertes fernglas.
Dollond 8x binoculares marcados por el ejercito Britanico.
Dollond 8x Brittisk militar gemarkeerde verrekijker.
Dollond 8x Brittisk militar markt kikare.
Dollond 8x Ingiliz ordusa durbun isaretli.
Dollond 8x Britisk militarer markerede kikkert.
Dollond 8x A Brit hadsereg tavesovet jelolt.
Dollond 8x Britannian armeijan merkityt kiikarit.
Dollond Britu kariuomene pazymejo ziuronus.

My WWI Dollond London 6x Prismatic binoculars are British broad arrow property marked with large yellow body marks I associate with the Royal Navy, then over painted black which I associate with disposal. The original Dolland case is also broad arrow marked and contains spare eye cups. The case and binoculars also contain a painted/ scratched number 1539 that appears to be a property identification, and the binoculars are stamped NP.16.

Hunsicker& Alexis MG 8x British Military Marked binoculars.  
Hunsicker & Alexis MG 8x L'armee Britanique a marque des jumelles.
Hunsicker & Alexis MG 8x Britisches militar markiertes fernglas.
Hunsicker & Alexis MG 8x Binoculares marcados  por el ejercito Britanico.
Hunsicker & Alexis MG 8x Britse militaire genarkeerde verrekjker.
Hunsicker & Alexis MG Brittisk militar markt  kikare.
Hunsicker & Alexis MG Ingiliz ordusa durbun isaretli.
Hunsicker & Alexis MG Britisk militaer markerede kikkert.
Hunsicker & Alexis MG A Brit hadsereg tavesovet merkityt kiikert.
Hunsicker & Alexis MG  Britannian armeijan merkityt kiikarit.
Hunsicker & Alexis MG Britu kariuomene pazymejo nziuronus. Hunsicker & Alexis  MG Ministre de Guerre French army military binoculars.
Hunsicker & Alexis MG Ministre de Guerre militarfernglas de Franzosischen armee.
Hunsicker & Alexis MG Ministre de Guerre jumelles militares de l'armee de Francaise.
Hunsicker & Alexis MG Ministre de Guerre prismaticos militares de la Francesa.
Hunsicker & Alexis MG Ministre de Guerre Franska armens militara kikare.
Hunsicker & Alexis MG Ministre de Guerre Prismaticos militares del ejercito  Frances.
Hunsicker & Alexis MG Ministre de Guerre binocolo militare ell'esercito francese.
Hunsicker & Alexis MG Ministre de Guerre Franse keger militaire verrekijker.
Hunsicker & Alexis MG Ministre de Guerre den Franske haerens militaere kikkert.
Hunsicker & Alexis MG Ministre de Guerre lornetka wojskowa armil Francuskiej.
Hunsicker & Alexis Ministre de Guerre vojensky dalekohled Francouzske armady.
Hunsicker & Alexis MG Ministre de Guerre a Franscia hadsereg katonal tavcsovel.
Hunsicker & Alexis MG Ministre de Guerre ranskan armeijan kiikarit.
Hunsicker & Alexis MG Ministre de Guerre binoculos militares do exercito Frances.
Hunsicker & Alexis MG Ministre de Guerre Francijas armijas militarais binoklis.
Hunsicker & Alexis MC Ministre de Guerre Prancuzijos armijos karinial ziuronal. Ross 5x binoculars Mk IV British military binoculars.
Ross 5x Mk IV jumelles militares de Britannique.
Ross 5x Mk IV militarfernglas der Britischen armee.
Ross 5x Mk IV binoculares militares del Britanico.
Ross 5x Mk IV Brittisk militar kikare.
Ross 5x Mk IV binocolo militare dell Britanico.
Ross 5x Mk IV Britse militaire verrekijker.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection ( Department of Homeland Security) issued and property marked Bushnell Binoculars

When US government departments need small quantities of commercially available binoculars (or just about anything else) they can obtain them through contract government suppliers who source them, without the cost of a bid process. My U.S. Customs property proprty code 66Hd Bushnell branded zoom binoculars carry the exporter SMC mark of Pentax Corp and the BOL QC mark of Bushnell Optical Laboratory.

Optical & Film Supply Co USA 7x50 Australian D arrow D Australian No.5 Mk 1 Military Binoculars with left graticule/ range grid.

My Australian Military D arrow D marked and No.5 Mk 1 designated Optical and Film Supply Co (NY,USA) manufactured 7x50 binoculars were part of the Lend Lease transfer of U.S. binoculars to Australian forces during WWII, as with my Australian military marked Wollensak binoculars on the previous page. My binoculars came from Australia equipped with a US Navy clip on VD filter system. Filter systems are common on UK and Commonwealth naval used binoculars.

US Customs & Border Protection Homeland Security marked Bushnell binoculars.
Jumelles Bushnell de l'agence de protection des frontieres des etats Unis.
Bushnell fernglas der Grenzschutzbehorde der USA.
Binoculares Busshnell de la Agencia de Proteccion Frontereriza de los EE.UU>
Bushnell kikare fran gransskyddsbryan i USA.
Binocolo Bushnell dell'agenzia di protezione delle frontiere degli Stati Initi.
Optical & Film Supply Australian Army No 5 Mk 1 7x50 Military binoculars.
Optical & Film Supply No 5 Mk 1 7x50 jumelles de l'armee Australienne.
Optical & Film Supply No 5 Mk 1 7x50 fernglas der Australischen armee.
Optical & Film Supply No 5 Mk 1 7x50 binocolo dell 'esercito Australiano. 
Optical & Film Supply No 5 Mk 1 7x50 Australisk leger verrekijker.
Optical & Film Supply No.5 Mk 1 7x50 Australisk arme kikare.
Optical & Film supply No 5 Mk 1 binoculares del ejercito Australiano.
Optical & Film Supply No 5 Mk 1 Australisk haer kikkert.

WWI 1918 U.S. Navy 3X Non Prismatic binoculars produced by the U.S. Naval Gun Factory Optical Shop Annex

1918 US Navy 10x45 military binoculars US Naval Gun Factory Optical Shop Annex.
1918 Jumelles militaires 10x45 de l'US Navy Naval Gun Factory Optical Shop Annex.
1918 US Navy 10x45 nilitarfernglas Naval Gun Factory Optical Shop Annex.
1918 binoculares militares 10x45 de la marina de los Estados Unidos.
1918 US Navy 10x45 militarkikare Naval Gun Factory Optical Shop Annex.
1918 Binocolo militare US Navy 10x45 Naval Gun Factory Optical Shop Annex.
1918 US Navy 10x45 militaire verrekijker Naval Gun Factory Optical Shop Annex.
1918 US Navy 10x45 militaere kikkert Naval Gun Factory Optical Shop Annex.
1918 US Navy 10x45 katonal tavcso Naval Gun Factory Optical Shop Annex.
Yhdysvaltain lavaston 10x45 sotilaskiikarit Naval Gun Factory Optical Shop Annex.
1918 Binoculos militares da marinha dos EUA 10x45 Gun FactoryOptical Shop.D

Created  by the US Navy Dec. 15 1917 seizure of the Crown Optical Co., my U.S. Naval Gun Factory Annex Optical Shop 3 power Galilean non prismatic binoculars for the US Navy in 1918. They have an interesting  gravity yellow filter system that drops down when the ocular barrel is rotated. This low performance optical design would have familiar to 1860’s Civil War officers, but was obsolescent compared to  1914-1918 military prismatic binoculars, including those above.