Need history/ info on some old Zeiss binoculars

[lbj88]

A friend of mine gave me these binoculars to look in to.

The best I can come up with is it looks like they were made between 1914-1918 and never for civilian use.

As far as I can tell they should be Zeiss Jena's but they have a different logo then all the other ones that I looked on google.

The lens cap is held in place by three springs running up through the leather strap in the center.
The glass on these is excellent.

I am sure if they could talk they would tell some wild stories.

I would love to know a little history of these and the markings on them as well as what they are worth.

It seems like the eagle/ buzzard showed up pretty well in the picture but what is a little harder to see is the M down below it.

Thanks in advance
lbj88

 

[altaberg]

The eagle looks to me like one used by a German Republic and not an empire.
See here for a brief history:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichsadler

That means it would have been made or at least marked after 1919.

 

[bearkilr]

I remember reading some time ago that there were some Zeiss pre WW1 binoculars made in Russia, St. Petersburg I think.

Here's some info I found:

http: //home.europa.com/~telscope/Mix.Zeiss-evolution.12.2005.pdf

 

[kamlooky]

Send them in for warranty?
Maybe you'll get a new set and them a pair for the
display case.