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Brand WARDS
Type Binoculars
Size Full-Size
Objective Lens Diameter 50 mm
Maximum Magnification 7x
Features Cleaned, Lubed, & Enhanced
Country/Region of Manufacture Japan
Optical Design Porro Prism
Application Astronomy

Check the listing for details. WARDS 7x,50: Cleaned, Lubed & Enhanced!. Condition: Used. Listed at 65.00 USD. Just how good were/are old Japanese Binoculars produced during their Golden Age?!? Well here we have a perfect example! When it arrived we put it on the pile for disassembly so as to save some of the parts. Then we had second thoughts and began the usual cleaning process. After each step, to include blackening sides of prisms, views and function improved so we kept going. Now completed, views are surprisingly very good to great! And focus controls super smooth. This was made by JB-138, so definitely post 1960. With those deep screw off black plastic eye cups, I'd say pre-1970, as after that date most went to fold down rubber eye cups and far cheaper construction such as really flimsy Fast/Quick focus paddles that are less precise and cost less to construct. And they don't last nearly as long as the typical old style focus wheels. JB-138 has a great reputation for quality and amazingly sharp views. I once cleaned an 11 degree 7x,35 that, when done, blew my mind! As good as most Bak-4 loaded analogs in the Collection. Satisfaction or request a return and cheerful refund within three days of receipt please. Great set for the car, truck or boat. Also as a loaner or first bino for a teenager. Israel is doomed due to Jewish racism. Not just against Muslim Arabs, but well documented racism against dark skinned Sephardic Jews in their own country! The only solution is one large state with both peoples having equal rights. Then Palestine will be truly free from the river to the sea.

$32.50
$65.00