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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 91111, member: 360&quot;]Hi Folks, </p><p><br /></p><p>Bought these about a month ago and completely forgot about them. </p><p><br /></p><p>What we have here is a pair of French-manufactured binoculars of a very antiquated style. I believe them to be of quite advanced age (WWI or previous, most likely previous). </p><p><br /></p><p>They came with their original leather case. </p><p><br /></p><p>Both the glasses and case were in very good antique condition (except that the case was missing its shoulder-strap. Whatever...). The case had the British military &#039;Broad Arrow&#039; mark on it, which leads me to believe that these were made in Paris, exported to England, and then put into military service of some kind. There&#039;s no date on them. Given the Broad Arrow I suspect WWI or previous. By WWII, glasses like this would&#039;ve been seriously old-fashioned. </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, here&#039;s the glasses. Take a look. They are QUITE BIG. They&#039;re about 6-7 inches standing up straight. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-hkg3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xal1/v/t1.0-9/12190065_1661934447398368_5730463943789950476_n.jpg?oh=27bcfeee7cc1c8c51e7d13aa163f8763&amp;oe=56FACE13" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>The case. You can see the loops where the leather shoulder-strap would go. </p><p><br /></p><p>The case is in very good condition. A bit of wear (hey&#039;s 100 years old), but still fully functional. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-hkg3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/11666271_1661934480731698_6704192244178218797_n.jpg?oh=2bdd8e1caee24d7c23f3187d43508403&amp;oe=56BF58D6" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>The inscription printed in the lid is: </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;SOCIETE PARISIENNE JUMELLES A&#039; PRISMES - PARIS&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Which basically translates as: &quot;The Parisian Society of Prism Binoculars&quot; or something along those lines. I tried researching this, but didn&#039;t get very far. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xtp1/v/t1.0-9/12036552_1661934517398361_6421633596537700924_n.jpg?oh=4c8fb4c6e6fbb13862ad8dae0b7fec78&amp;oe=56B23B47&amp;__gda__=1456307809_7a23239eb4167ef3cdfc25af0982ea1b" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-hkg3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xat1/v/t1.0-9/11707351_1661934437398369_7349020656858674384_n.jpg?oh=97a52a81913a6c001c935a3b98ef0ae4&amp;oe=56B44F1A" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/12188983_1661934444065035_48195839438241428_n.jpg?oh=18f3a0be3d0e56a30973a77658a3316e&amp;oe=56AE31CE&amp;__gda__=1455894287_bf09be08f33296dc483411c39ca1108c" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-hkg3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/v/l/t1.0-9/12208611_1661934494065030_8582135454579317901_n.jpg?oh=66146da932c4e38f6be46a970246fb54&amp;oe=56AEFB66" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Apart from a bit of crazing on the lenses, the glass is in excellent condition, which is rare for antique binoculars etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have no FIRM ideas on how old these are, but my guess is the second half of the 1800s at least.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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