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Itis in great condition, I have stored it in a drawer the last 20 years.
The Turmon 8×21 was made by Carl Zeiss Jena since 1921.
There were different model series during the years on the left is an original Carl Zeiss Jena pre-war version with serial number 1639696 (between 1935 a. 1937) and with brass body with shrink lacquer; others (quite early) with “F 8×21” golden-yellow markings (‘F’ msotl ikely stands for “Fernrohr” = “telescope”) and has a smooth black finish, thicker prism mounting plates and a slightly longer eye piece, e.g. No 1200625 or see below S/N 1201864 ~ 1923); third: first coated GDR post-war model with classical design, but with plastic prism covers of which their finish imitates the shrink lacquer serial number (here: 2651146) is engraved with embossed numbers in a stretched oval; fourth: a later GDR Turmon with 1Q sign, redish coated optics and plastic covers there is no serial number any more; on the right: export model with metal decorative bands (also VEB Carl Zeiss Jena), blue coated and marked “1Q” as well as “aus Jena” (= from Jena). A further model (ser.nr. 1661780, 1935) is marked “Germany”, another “Made in Germany” on one side of the prism cover showing that this was an export model.
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Category: Cameras and Photography:Telescopes and Binoculars:Binoculars and Monoculars
Location: Göteborg