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    Posted: August/04/2016 at 03:00
Hi guys

I recently purchased binoculars marked Zeiss Weitzler 6x30
Serial no. 70972
I can't find documentation to confirm their authenticity.
Does anybody know anything about these vintage binoculars?
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most likely japan made from the 60s.....
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I have never heard of any fakes made on these (west)german binoculars made in the Wetzlar area.

Flick an e-mail to Zeiss, give them the info you have and ask for information, or try to find your binocular and serial number starting on this page:

http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=105944

There´s a lot of info in the various posts there. Below is an extract:

http://home.europa.com/~telscope/zeissbn2.txt


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Edited by Gerry Atric - August/04/2016 at 16:24
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote anweis Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August/04/2016 at 19:56
if the spelling is like you posted
Zeiss Weitzler 6x30
they are taiwan or japan look-alike, not necessarily bad but certainly a dime a dozen. 
Zeiss was never based in Weitzler, 
Wetzlar is hometown for Leica and a few others.


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So I´ve learned something new again.....

Wetzlar/Oberkochen (West) German Zeiss

Weitzler some imaginary place somewhere in the China/Japan area.


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