Original U.S. WWI & WWII US Army/Navy M17 Binocular Grouping - 2 Binos Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly and carried dignitaries on tours

and carried dignitaries on tours of South America twice

The cross guard is marked with 4452

DEM VERMESSUNGSINSPEKTOR FREIDRICH STUMPF was awarded the War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords

Sheet FGS / A shows the following regions: NORWAY (SOUTH) and  SWEDEN (PART OF)

Original U.S. WWI & WWII US Army/Navy M17 Binocular Grouping - 2 Binos Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly and carried dignitaries on toursOriginal Items: Only One Lot of 2 Available. Binoculars have a long history of military use. Galilean designs were widely used up to the end of the 19th century when they gave way to Porro prism types. Binoculars constructed for general military use tend to be more rugged than their civilian counterparts. They generally avoid fragile center focus arrangements in favor of independent focus, which also makes for easier, more effective weatherproofing.