Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of 7 x 50 Field Binoculars, by Ernst Leitz Hold Stamped on the leather just

Stamped on the leather just below the window is the model identification

It was taken during the fightings leading to the Russian re-taking of the city of Dnepropetrovsk from the Germans in late October 1943

A red enamel Pateé cross with concave ends and ball finials in silver gilt

Bronze gilt with green enamels

maker marked "DOM

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of 7 x 50 Field Binoculars, by Ernst Leitz Hold Stamped on the leather just(Wehrmacht Fernglas). A functional pair of Wehrmacht 7 x 50 field binoculars, constructed of a tooled alloy case with a faux grained black leather exterior liner, featuring adjustable eyepieces connecting to adjustable lenses with clear optics, with the cases joined at the centre by dual brackets with a swivel adjustment, retaining a lens cover on a functional spring, one canister marked with a distance measurement of 7 X 50, a maker code of BEH