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Talk about SA and authentic....1918 Colmont Binoculars
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:48 pm
by Indiana Citroen
These are just beautiful...They are the real deal, the case the quality the everything...perfectly distressed but in amazing condition with nothing broken, just p e r f e c t l y worn.
I think that even if you were not fussed about IJ you would want these....
enjoy the pictures....
http://s460.photobucket.com/albums/qq32 ... nd%20case/
Re: Talk about SA and authentic....1918 Colmont Binoculars
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:56 pm
by Insomniac
Nice where did you get them?
Re: Talk about SA and authentic....1918 Colmont Binoculars
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:56 pm
by Indiana Citroen
Found them on the bay....search Colmont Binoculars....and wait. They were a pretty standard make and can be found in good and bad condition.
That being said, the naked eye does a similar job to these old things
, but a nice prop nonetheless
Re: Talk about SA and authentic....1918 Colmont Binoculars
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:40 pm
by Erri
they are VERY VERY nice. Have you tried if they are an exact match with screengrabs?
Re: Talk about SA and authentic....1918 Colmont Binoculars
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:31 pm
by RaiderZee
That's a great find! They sure look the part.
BTW, is it documented that the LC binocs were Colmont? I've seen some Jumelles that looked pretty dang close.
RaiderZee
Re: Talk about SA and authentic....1918 Colmont Binoculars
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:48 am
by Indiana Citroen
Hey Raider Zee....they are colmont!....The previous poster proved it with his screen grabs...as they say to me...do a search...because I cannot remember the thread, however he gave me the clue
cya
IC
ps if you reeeeeallly want me to do a comparison shot...throw me the examples and I will match them
Re: Talk about SA and authentic....1918 Colmont Binoculars
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 6:16 am
by Erri
There are a few pictures here
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=14592&hilit=binoculars which is also the thread I think you were talking about. The binoculars owned by "Lightning" are a very very close match but there are still some differences, it's probably the right brand but not the right model.
Although the binoculars model is not documented officially I think you have found the right brand, Colmonts ARE the closest I've seen
Re: Talk about SA and authentic....1918 Colmont Binoculars
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:16 am
by Imahomer
That is a nice find. SA? Maybe yes, maybe no, but who really cares that much?
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Re: Talk about SA and authentic....1918 Colmont Binoculars
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:26 pm
by Lightning
As to the screen accuracy of my pair, there's some distortion due to differing focal lengths of lenses in the comparison shots. I think they are more accurate than they look. Glad you found a pair with the leather intact. Mine was entirely missing the pieces near the lenses and the body pieces were torn and falling off.
Re: Talk about SA and authentic....1918 Colmont Binoculars
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 3:26 pm
by Erri
The leather-less look of yours is just as cool Lightning, by the way I was referring to the lenses, the body of the eye piece look much bigger than what we see on screen but still a very close match. Don't feel shy to post more picture to contraddict me hehe, I'm always enjoying seeing these beautiful binoculars.