What does K mean on these Zeiss? - Wehrmacht-Awards.com Militaria Forums

corporalSteiner · 02-21-2009, 03:29 AM

Hi all. I believe these are ww1 german issue but not sure. Can anyone please offer explanation behind the K marked on the frame? (no range finder in optics). Thanks in advance.

corporalSteiner · 02-21-2009, 03:31 AM

another shot of field glasses for context.

corporalSteiner · 02-21-2009, 03:36 AM

manufacturer's mark

corporalSteiner · 02-21-2009, 03:37 AM

the other side...thanks for looking. any ideas?

Glenn Barbaritz · 02-21-2009, 06:30 AM

just a wild guess here, maybe the "K" stands for "cold climate" as it does on grenade markings.

I never saw this on binos before. Glenn

Palmenmuster · 02-21-2009, 11:36 AM

The binos are pre- WW2 military issue. DF 6x means Doppelfernrohr 6 x ( 24) Most early Zeiss military glasses were marked DF.
Best regards, Tom

Glenn Barbaritz · 02-21-2009, 03:38 PM

Tom, any idea what the "K" is for? Glenn

Palmenmuster · 02-21-2009, 06:02 PM

Where is the "K" ??? As far as I can see te socalled K is an X after the 6. That means 6x - 6 times magnifying.
Best regards, Tom

corporalSteiner · 02-21-2009, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Palmenmuster

Where is the "K" ??? As far as I can see te socalled K is an X after the 6. That means 6x - 6 times magnifying.
Best regards, Tom

haha! look at the first picture again! cant you see K marked into the metal, top right...............clear as day, K !

corporalSteiner · 02-21-2009, 06:32 PM

here is the koncerned K i hope some kind kollector makes sense of it!

02-21-2009, 06:34 PM

Steiner,
As Glenn said, the K probably stands for kaltefest or cold resistant.
Regards,
Fred

corporalSteiner · 02-21-2009, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by fldjr

Steiner,
As Glenn said, the K probably stands for kaltefest or cold resistant.
Regards,
Fred

great reminder, the probable first-mentioned reason, echoed by your good self, starts now to sound the soundest reason. cheers for the look-in.

Palmenmuster · 02-22-2009, 07:23 AM

I disagree, they didnt use kaltefett before 1940, these binos are much older.
Best regards, Tom

LoCo · 02-22-2009, 12:33 PM

One more example of a letter K on a binocular.
These binoculars were found in the attic of an old house in western part of Estonia. The leather case and the binoculars have the same makers mark C. P. Goerz, Berlin. On the binoculars there's also: 6x24 Armee-Trieder, D.R.P., serial nr: 375169 and a letter K.
A little research showed that it belonged to an Estonian volunteer who fought for Finland during WW2. He was in the German army, then escaped to Finland in 1943. Joined the Navy, served in Turku and on coastal defence ship Väinämöinen. He took part of Teikari island battle. In September 1944 he came back to Estonia, retreated to Germany and fought in the 20.Waffen-Grenadier-Division until the end of war. After the war he was in a Soviet prison camp and then came back to Estonia and lived for a long time.

pippo · 04-25-2012, 11:30 AM

"K " is the mark of acceptance of the German army ww1 (Kontrolle Gewehrprüfungs kommission Spandau Berlin). Regards. Pippo