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Zeiss binoculars (1 Viewer)
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Ignatius
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Probably the 1970s. But made by Karl Zeiss in Hungary? During the Cold War? Highly unlikely. The spelling points to a fake too, because the company has always and everywhere been Carl Zeiss (except for "Zeiss Karoly Györ" during WW1 and the K.u.K monarchy).
Edit: Maybe a picture of the item in question?
Edit: Maybe a picture of the item in question?
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Ignatius
Inactive member
Ok, still no pic to help us help you, but nevertheless I researched this a bit further.
Apparently Zeiss took over the Hungarian Optical Works (MOM) in the 1940s and purchased the complete factory in the 1990s. It was modernized and Zeiss produced the original Conquest series there (2003-2013). In 2007 operations were scaled down, and since then only monoculars and pocket binos are made there. This is according to the Optics Trade blog from an entry by Teodor Stimec in October 2020.
Afaik there were the following 10x25 models:
1969-2016 Victory Compact 10x25 T*, single hinge
1992-2000 Design Selection 10x25 B T*, single hinge
1994-2005 ClassiC 10x25 B T*, double-hinged z-folder
2016-today Terra ED pocket 10x25, double hinge, (made in Japan, now in China)
2017-today Victory Pocket 10x25, single hinge (made in Japan)
Maybe someone else knows more.
Apparently Zeiss took over the Hungarian Optical Works (MOM) in the 1940s and purchased the complete factory in the 1990s. It was modernized and Zeiss produced the original Conquest series there (2003-2013). In 2007 operations were scaled down, and since then only monoculars and pocket binos are made there. This is according to the Optics Trade blog from an entry by Teodor Stimec in October 2020.
Afaik there were the following 10x25 models:
1969-2016 Victory Compact 10x25 T*, single hinge
1992-2000 Design Selection 10x25 B T*, single hinge
1994-2005 ClassiC 10x25 B T*, double-hinged z-folder
2016-today Terra ED pocket 10x25, double hinge, (made in Japan, now in China)
2017-today Victory Pocket 10x25, single hinge (made in Japan)
Maybe someone else knows more.
