THE BINOCULAR KARL-HEIZON COMES IN 2 KNOWN FORMS, 7X50 (2 KNOWN) AND 20X60 (2 KNOWN AND ACTUALLY 12X60.) THEY HAVE DEUTSCHLAND UNTERSEEBOOT ON RIGHT PRISM COVERS.
THESE BINOCULARS ARE NOT GENUINE U BOAT BINOCULARS, BUT ARE MADE BY THE CZ.COMPANY MEOPTA,FORMALLY SYRB&STYS IN W.W.2 WHILE UNDER GERMAN OCCUPATION.
OPTICALLY ARE VERY GOOD, AS GOOD AS ZEISS EQUIVALENT, BEING COATED, AND WELL SEALED AGAINST MOISTURE, BUT NOT WATERPROOF. THEY ALSO COME WITH CENTRE FOCUS, WHICH OF COURSE ARE LESS WATER RESISTANT, AND ALSO ONLY HAVE DEUTCHLAND UNDERSEEBOOT, KARL-HEIZON BEING MISSING.THE 12X60 (20X60)WAS MADE ONLY IN 1962 AND THUS IS VERY RARE, THE 7X50 FROM LATE 1950'S. PERHAPS KARL-HEIZON IS AN EX MEOPTA EMPLOYEE, WHO PLACED GERMAN I.D. ON THE BINOCULARS TO GET A HIGH PRICE.
I HAVE ALL OF THE ABOVE BINOCULARS IN MY COLLECTION, AND OPTICALLY THEY WILL GIVE ANY TOP QUALITY BINOCULAR A RUN FOR ITS MONEY. THEY ARE WELL WORTH BUYING TO USE,AND ONE DAY WILL BE HIGHLY PRIZED BY COLLECTORS OF BINOCULARS SHOWING FALSE I.D. AS ONLY A HANDFUL WHERE EVER MADE.SHOULD YOU EVER BE LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIND ONE SNAP IT UP.