Collecting Military Binoculars
Dutch binoculars
Military binoculars:
6 x 24 Nedinsco "Telex" 1928 Sold
6 x 24 Kern Alpin 160 Aarau 1930's Sold
6 x 24 Nedinsco "D.F. 6 x 24" 1931
6 x 30 No 2 MKIII Kershaw 1945
6 x 30 "M3" Westinghouse 1944 Sold
Telescope Scout Regiment Mk2 s 22x 1940
7 x 50 "M17 A1" Westinghouse 1950's
6 x 30 Bleeker Medibu type 1 1950's Royal Army Sold
6 x 30 Bleeker Medibu type 2 1950's Royal Army Sold
6 x 30 Bleeker Medibu 1950's Royal Navy Sold
7 x 50 Bleeker Ibunox 1950's Royal Navy Sold
7 x 50 Hensoldt Diagon 1950's Royal Navy Sold
Civilian binoculars:
Scheme of the Dutch Military Departments/ministries in time
D.v.O. means Departement van Oorlog (Department of War) (1815 - 1927) and (1941 - 1947)
M.v.O. means Ministerie van Oorlog (Ministry of War) [1947- 1959)
D.v.D. means Departement van Defensie (Department of Defence (1928 - 1941)
M.v.D. means Ministerie van Defensie (Ministry of Defence) (1959-...
Until 1923 officers in the Dutch Army were assumed to purchase their own binoculars.
In 1924 the first binoculars were issued by the Army to their Officers.