Vintage German Binocular Voigtlander Braunschweig MODEL #08 NO. 1998. Manufacturer/Model: Voigtländer Braunschweig Fernglas Mod 08, 6X39. This is a Galilean type binocular designed by the CP Goerz company, one of Zeiss' major competitors in the production of binoculars until assimilated by Zeiss in 1926. The Fernglas 08 (also known as the Feldglas 08) was produced from 1908 – 1919 by numerous German manufacturers including Goerz, Zeiss, Leitz, Busch, Rodenstock, Spindler & Hoyer, and Voigtländer to meet German military design specifications. It became the standard German infantry binocular issued to non-commissioned officers in 1916. The Fernglas 08 was in part accepted because it was not as costly to manufacture as the optically superior Porro prism D.F. 03 and, consequently, could be produced in greater numbers.

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