Model 1908 Field Glasses
(Fernglas 08 or Dienst Glas)
History
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Technical
Manufacturer(s): Goerz, Zeiss, Leitz, Busch, Rodenstock, Spindler & Hoyer, and Voigtländer
Designation: Fernglas 08 or Dienst Glas
Type: Galileo glass
Usage: Military; post-war civilian
Opening: 39 mm
Magnification: 6x
Field of view: 4.4 ° (77 m / 1000 m)
Construction period: 1908 - 1918
Weight: Average of 560 grams
Manufacturing Markings
EMIL BUSCH & A.G. RATHENOW
HR Lead
OLGEE BERLIN
HR Lead
Gebr. Nitschke Rathenow
HR Lead
Additional Markings
The engraved "K" stands for: Abnahmezeichen der Gewehr-Prüfungskommission (Acceptance mark of the rifle examination commission) (GPK), Spandau. While a "J" at this point stands for the approval mark of the gun foundry and bullet factory Ingolstadt (GguGf)
