because von Breitenbuch knew how to shoot, being a forester and experienced hunter. Had Hitler not issued that directive before Eberhard von Breitenbuch arrived in Berghof. Secondly, Eberhard von Breitenbuch definitely had no contact with Stauffenberg - they were in different heeres groups and the conspiration was well shielded also internally, so von Breitenbuch came out of it unharmed.

Firstly, the date of the issue of that directive is unknown to him, but it was definitely the first time his father was not allowed in the briefings. Börries von Breitenbuch made some corrections to that text source. But Breitenbuch was denied entry into the conference because of a fuehrer directive issued earlier that same day prohibiting ADC's from attending fuehrer briefings.' (from: ). ' On March 11, 1944, armed with a 7.65 mm Browning concealed in his trouser-pocket, aide-de-camp Breitenbuch accompanied Field Marshal Ernst Busch to Hitler's Berghof residence to attend a fuehrer conference. Moreover, to learn about the history of Zeiss, and - quite unexpectedly - about a most thrilling part of German history.īecause von Breitenbuch´s father Eberhard was part of the conspiracy in 1944 to kill Hitler. A great opportunity for me to enjoy some legendary porros for a couple of weeks and profit from his vast knowledge about vintage binoculars. Starting at 2 o´clock, clockwise: CZJ Octarem 8x50, CZJ Septarem 7x40, Zeiss West 10x50, Zeiss West 8x50B, CZJ Nobilem Super 8x50, and in the middle: Zeiss DF 7x50H from Jena, long before Zeiss was torn apart into east and west.īörries von Breitenbuch was so kind to sent me some of his binoculars, mostly 8x50s from Carl Zeiss Jena and Zeiss West (Oberkochen). a look at Vintage 8x50mm binoculars from Carl Zeiss Jena and Oberkochen - and a conversation with their owner, Börries von Breitenbuch. When owning binoculars was forbidden under threat of death, why an attempt to assassinate Hitler failed, and scenes from the history of Zeiss. Even after more than 30 years, it’s optics still hold up quite well when compared with today’s quality binoculars.Vintage 8x50s from Carl Zeiss Jena and Oberkochen It features an impressively wide field of view and, due to the wide IPD range, can be used by people with a very narrow IPD. The Jenoptem 10×50 W was produced from 1971 until 1990 this particular sample was made in 1986.

* range of diopter adjustment not affected by position of focus wheel Weight (measured, with eyepiece cover and strap): 1‘067 g Range of diopter adjustment (estimate): +/- 4 dpt*Įxcess travel of focus wheel beyond infinity position (estimate): 6.5 dpt* Minimum focus distance (measured): 5.85 mįocus type: CF (direction of rotation from close to infinity: > clockwise)ĭegrees of rotation of focus wheel from 5.85 m to infinity (measured): 220 degrees Usable eye relief (measured from rim of eyecup): 7 mm

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