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WW1 OR WW2 Binocs?


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FightenIrish35

what model are they and when was this partticular one made? are they WWI?, some listings show it as WWII, is there a way from the serial number to know when made or who issued to?

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Those are the Type EE Field Glass They are a WWI design but as of 1937 the Army still had 100,00 of them on hand - however they started working on new designs in 1940, adapting commercial designs for military use and started th "M" series. Here's the listing in a 1920 Signal Corps catalog:

 

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FightenIrish35

thanks forum support....so my guess would be these were issued in 1920?Or is that just information that was published in 1920?

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