Prism Binoculars
notes: label: Description
content: This is a black metal instrument with black leather covering the barrels. The objective lenses are 50 mm diameter. The eyepieces focus separately. The eye end of the left prism housing is marked “7 x 50 / MARSEPT” and the right one is marked “E. LEITZ / WETZLAR / 476092.” There is a black leather case.
label: Description
content: Leitz made this model between 1932 and 1962. This example may have been used during World War II.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: Optics
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Chief of Ordnance
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.58635M
label: catalog number
content: 58635M
label: accession number
content: 213624
objectType: label: Object Name
content: prism binoculars
label: Other Terms
content: Equipment, Individual
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 in x 8 1/2 in x 4 in; 22.86 cm x 21.59 cm x 10.16 cm