1941 Taylor-Hobson Bino Prism No 2 MK II 1941 Military Binoculars
1941 Taylor-Hobson Bino Prism No 2 MK II 1941 Military Binoculars
These original World War II early war 1941 dated ‘Taylor-Hobson Bino Prism No 2 MK II x6 1941 Military Binoculars’ were standard issued to British, Canadian and Allied forced during WWII. Taylor-Hobson company was founded in 1886 and became well known for the manufacture of high quality camera lenses.
During WW I Taylor Hobson manufactured binocular lenses and in 1939 were provided government funding to establish a factory to produce 2,000 No.2 6X30 binoculars per month. The only prismatic binoculars they seem to have ever manufactured are the No. 2 binoculars for military use during WWII.
These binoculars are marked with the British war ‘broad arrow’ stamp on the right side by the lens and are in a heavily used ‘salty’ appearance. There is no veteran or unit that is attached to these binoculars but it would be incredible to know what infantry or armored division soldier carried these into combat and what battles they saw looking through their lenses.