Rubber CapsSoon to be mineMK45 MOD0

Models at last - I will be updating this list. more models have come to light and I hope to combine my findings with arranged by Peter Abrahams, 1996 list and the J. Stoker list modified by R. Martin to include other known types August 17, 1998. US Navy Updated List Page

PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES TO THE LIST PLEASE LET ME KNOW _ I WILL PASS THEM ON TO: Peter Abrahams.

I have found a number of new models and differences - this will not rock the world , but will give a more combined list with the help of other crazy collectors like myself.

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SCHEDULE OF BINOCULARS, NAVY DEPARTMENT, BUREAU OF SHIPS, FILE NUMBER S2407 - 533074. 8/2/44. ARRANGED BY PETER ABRAHAMS, 1996. Modified by R. Martin to include other known types August 17, 1998 - J. Stoker list added and other known types Simon Gunning October 20, 2002

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE STOCKER LIST HAS BEEN ADDED TO PETER ABRAHAMS LIST - I HAVE THEN ADDED THE ONES I HAVE FOUND - BIGEYE COLLECTORS PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE CONTACT ME SO WE CAN GET YOUR SECTION SORTED OUT WITH REGARDS TO MARKINGS..... NUMBERS OR ROMAN NUMERALS

MK MOD ARRANGMNT CONTRACTOR MAG. APER. DEGR. RELIEF MISN % BUREAU STATUS COMMENTS Date    
1 0 O.F.S. 7 50             1940 Stocker List  
1 637126-S B & L 7 50   14.5 57.5 SHIPS CURR. STRAIGHT AXLE; RUBBER COVERED      
1 637145-S B & L 7 50   14.5 57.5 SHIPS CURR. TAPERED AXLE, RUBBER COVERED      
1 24935-C B & L 7 35       SHIPS OBS. TAPERED AXLE, PRISM SECURED BY WIRE      
1 45827-O BUSCH TURLEX 10 45 4 15   ORD. OBS.        
1 1 637145-S B & L 7 50 14.5 57.5 SHIPS CURR. TAPERED AXLE, RUBBER COVERED 1940  
1 1 526537-S B & L 7 50   14.5 57.5 SHIPS CURR. MIL. SCALE      
1 1 526537-S B & L 7 50   14.5 57.5 SHIPS CURR. BRITISH DEGREE SCALE      
1 1 500-C O. F. S. 7 50 7°10' 14.9 57.5 SHIPS CURR.        
1 1 24935-C B & L 7 35       SHIPS OBS.        
1 2 526545-S B & L 7 50 7 14.5 57.5 SHIPS CURR. ALUMINUM PARTS DIE CAST & LACQUERED 1942  
1 2 Anchor Opt. Co. 7 50 SHIPS 1942 Stocker List  
1 2 526559-S B & L 7 50   14.5 57.5 SHIPS CURR. ALUM. PARTS DIE CAST & VINYLITE COVERED 1942    
1 2 526537-S B & L 7 50   14.5 57.5 SHIPS CURR. ALUM. PARTS DIE CAST & VINYLITE COVERED 1942    
1 2 500-C O.F.S. 7 50 7°10' 14.9 57.5 SHIPS CURR. SAME AS B & L MK1 MOD 2 1942    
2 45827-O BUSCH TURLEX 10   4 15   ORD OBS.        
II 0 B & L 7 50 SHIPS 1941 Stocker List
2 0 536843-S B & L 7 50 SHIPS OBS. TAPERED AXLE; PRISM WIRED; SAME AS MK1 – MK1 MOD1 1941  
2 2 526545-S B & L 7 50 14.5 SHIPS OBS. SAME AS MK1 MOD2; ALUM. PARTS DIE CAST 1941  
3 46629-O B & L 6-10 33 3°50' 18.5   ORD OBS. VARIABLE POWER      
3 637163-S B & L 6 30       SHIPS OBS. TAPERED AXLE      
3 637158-S B & L 6 30       SHIPS OBS. STRAIGHT AXLE      
3 0 SPENCER 7 50 7°39' 14.5   SHIPS OBS. TAPERED AXLE      
III B & L 6 30       NAV     1936 Stocker List  
III B & L 6 30       SHIPS     1940 Stocker List  
3 1 637163-S B & L 6 30       SHIPS OBS. NEW PRISM MOUNTING, EYE PIECE SHOULDERS ON BODY      
III 1 B & L 6 30       SHIPS     1940 Stocker List  
3 1 481746-S SPENCER 6 30 8°54 11.3 55 SHIPS OBS. COMMERCIAL STOCK      
3 2 B & L 6 30       SHIPS OBS. NONE MADE      
3 3 SPENCER 6 30 8°54 11.3 55 SHIPS OBS.        
3 4 SPENCER 7 50       SHIPS OBS. COMMERCIAL STOCK      
III 5 SPENCER 7 50       SHIPS     1941 Stocker List  
3 5 494021-S SPENCER 7 50 7°39' 14.5 57.8 SHIPS OBS. COMMERCIAL STOCK      
3 FRANKLIN INSTRUMENTS 20 120           Pedestal mounted ship   Stocker List  
3 1 KOLLSMAN 20 120           Pedestal mounted ship   Stocker List  
3 2 KOLLSMAN 20 120           Pedestal mounted ship   Stocker List  
3 4 OPTIC ELECTRONIC CORP 20 120           Pedestal mounted ship   Stocker List  
3 5 OPTIC ELECTRONIC CORP 20 120           Pedestal mounted ship   Stocker List  
4 0 44775-O B & L 5 30 8°24' 15   ORD. OBS.        
4 1 44775-O B & L 5 30 8°24' 15   ORD. OBS.        
4 2 50191-O B & L 5 30 8°24' 15   ORD. OBS.        
4 3 55341-O B & L 5 30 8°24' 15   ORD. OBS.        
5 0 46801-O B & L 7 50 6 15.5   ORD. OBS.        
5 1 48926-O B & L 7 50 6 15.5   ORD. OBS.        
6 0 68816-O N.G.F. 10 45 4.2     ORD. OBS.        
6 1 68826-O N.G.F. 10 45 4.2     SHIPS OBS.        
6 2 68839-O N.G.F. 10 45 4.2     SHIPS OBS.        
6 3 17268-C B & L 10 45 4.2     SHIPS OBS.        
6 4 68816-O N.G.F. 10 45 4.2     SHIPS OBS.        
7 B & L 7 50       SHIPS       Stocker List  
7 56588-O N.G.F. 6 30       ORD. OBS.        
7 0 66673-O N.G.F. 6 30 8     ORD. OBS.        
7 1 66674-O N.G.F. 6 30 8     ORD. OBS.        
7 2 66675-O N.G.F. 6 30 8     ARMY          
8 34730-O GLOBE OPTICAL 3         ORD. OBS. GALILEAN      
9 66686-O N.G.F. 3 50       SHIPS OBS. GALILEAN      
10 119666-O N.G.F. 4   10 22   AERO. OBS.        
11 0 119683-O N.G.F. 6 30 8°40' 15   ORD. OBS. WATERPROOF      
11 1 119683-O N.G.F. 6 30 8°40' 15   ORD. OBS. WATERPROOF      
11 2-3 141890-O N.G.F. 6 30 8°40' 15   ORD. OBS. WATERPROOF      
12 0 132869-O N.G.F. 10 45 5°12' 14   ORD. OBS. WATERPROOF      
12 1 132869-O N.G.F. 10 45 5°12' 14   ORD. OBS. WATERPROOF      
12 2 132869-O N.G.F. 10 45 5°12' 14   ORD. OBS. WATERPROOF      
13 0 105900-O B & L 7 50 7°10' 16 57.5 SHIPS OBS.        
13 1 175965-O B & L 7 50 7°10' 16 57.5 SHIPS OBS.        
13 2 175965-O B & L 7 50 7°10' 16 57.5 ORD. OBS.        
13 3 105900-O B & L 7 50 7°10' 16 57.5 ORD. OBS.        
XIII 4 B & L 7 50       SHIPS       Stocker List  
13 4 176489-O B & L 7 50 7°10' 16 57.5 SHIPS OBS.        
MOD GEN. ARR. CONTRACTOR MAG APER. F.O.V. E.R.,MM TRAN% BUREAU STATUS        
13 5 300872-O SPENCER 7 50 7°39' 16 57.8 SHIPS OBS.        
13 6 536843-S B & L         SHIPS OBS.        
14 N.G.F. 6 30 8°40' 15   AERO OBS. MK 11 WITHOUT MIL SCALE      
15 153551-O N.G.F. 7 50 7°2' 14   ORD. EXPMTL. BAKELITE      
16 B & L 6 30 8°36'     AERO OBS. RUBBER EYEGUARD      
17 N.G.F. 4 25       ORD. EXPMTL.        
17 0 SPENCER 7 35 7°38' 11 80 AERO EXPMTL.        
18 26609-C B & L 7 35 7°16'     AERO CURR. NOT COATED      
18 29157-C B & L 7 35 7°16'     AERO CURR. LEACHED OPTICS; ROTABLE EYEGUARDS; POLARIZING FILTERS      
19 29544-C B & L         MARINE   MIL SCALE - LEFT BARREL      
19 SPENCER         MARINE       Stocker List  
19 0 300853-O SPENCER 6 30 8°54' 11.3 55 MARINE   MIL SCALE - LEFT BARREL      
20 300864-O SPENCER 7 35 7°10' 10.7 56 MARINE          
21 29329-C B & L 7 50 7°10' 7 AERO CURR. RUBBER EYEGUARD; POLARIZING FILTER - some have none  
21 KOLLSMAN / SARD 7 50 7°10' 7 AERO CURR. RUBBER EYEGUARD; POLARIZING FILTER - some have none Stocker List  
22 278591-O B & L 7 50       ORD. OBS. OFFSET WEDGE ATTACHMENT WITH MIL SCALE 1942    
23 29466-C B & L 10 50 AERO CURR. MK 21 WITH 10 POWER EYEPIECE 1941  
23 B & L 10 50 5°5' 5   AERO CURR. RUBBER EYEGUARDS; POLARIZING FILTERS + some not 1941    
24 0 29461-C B & L 8 56 6°25' 7   AERO CURR. LEACHED OPTICS; ROTABLE EYEGUARDS; POLARIZING FILTERS      
25 N.G.F. 10 70       ORD. EXPMTL. ONLY 2 MADE      
25 1 244100-O N.G.F. 10 70 5°10' 13.5 79.6 ORD. EXPMTL. ALTERED MK 13; SUPERSEDED BY MK 37      
26 526545-S B & L 7 50 7 14.5   ORD. CURR. MK 13 WITH RUBBER EYEGUARDS      
27 B & L 7 50 7°10' 16   ORD. CURR. MODIFIED MK 22 - RETICLE WEDGE ATTACHMENT OMITTED 1942    
28 B & L 7 50       ORD       Stocker List  
28 B & L 7 50 MARINE 1944 Stocker List  
28 0 526564-S B & L 7 50 14.5 SHIPS CURR. WATERPROOF 1943  
28 B & L 7 50       AERO       Stocker List  
29 0 30326-C UNIVERSAL 6 30 8°15' 10.2 50 SHIPS OBS. ALSO 30297-C      
XXIX 0 UNIVERSAL 6 30 SHIPS 1942 Stocker List
30 0 494040-S SPENCER 7 50 7°39' 14.5 57.8 SHIPS CURR. WATERPROOF 1943  
30 1 SPENCER 7 50       SHIPS     1944 Stocker List  
XXX 0 SPENCER 7 50 SHIPS 1942 Stocker List  
31 0 481756-S SPENCER 6 30 8°54' 11.3 55 SHIPS OBS. COMMERCIAL STOCK      
XXXI SPENCER 6 30       SHIPS       Stocker List  
32 0 471988 ANCHOR 7 50 7°10' 14.9 75 SHIPS CURR. # IS STANDARD PLAN NUMBER, NOT GEN. ARR. WATERPROOF, COATED OPTICS. 1943    
32 1 " NATIONAL 7 50 7°10' 14.9 75 SHIPS CURR.  
32 2 " UNIVERSAL 7 50 7°10' 14.9 75 SHIPS CURR.  
32 3 PERFEX 7 50 7°10' 14.9 75 SHIPS CANCEL   1943    
32 4 533081 ANCHOR 7 50 7°10' 14.9 75 SHIPS CURR. # IS STANDARD PLAN NUMBER 1943  
32 5 " NATIONAL 7 50 7°10' 14.9 75 SHIPS CURR.   1945    
32 6 " UNIVERSAL 7 50 7°10' 14.9 75 SHIPS CURR.        
32 7 ANCHOR 7 50 SHIPS Stocker List  
XXXII 0 ANCHOR 7 50 SHIPS 1943 Stocker List  
33 UNIVERSAL 6 30               Stocker List  
33 0 BNS300-C UNIVERSAL 6 30 8°15' 10.2 50 SHIPS CURR. WATERPROOF 1943  
33 1 UNIVERSAL 6 30       SHIPS     1943 Stocker List  
XXXIII 0 UNIVERSAL 6 30 SHIPS 1943 Stocker List
34 AJAX 7 50       SHIPS CANCEL NONE MADE      
35 C-1000043-C AJAX 7 50       SHIPS CANCEL        
35 1 C-1000043-C NATIONAL 7 50 7°12' 14.1 50 SHIPS OBS. ZEISS TYPE      
XXXV 1 NATIONAL 7 50           ZEISS TYPE 1943 Stocker List  
36 526584-S B & L 10 50 7°10' 14.5 77 ORD. EXPMTL. SANDCAST BODIES      
37 0