Doppelfernrohr Voigtländer 6x30, Weimarer Republik, around 1926

Doppelfernrohr 6x30, produced by Voigtländer around 1926, for the Reichsmarine of the Weimarer Republik.
On the right eyepiece, in fact, next to the "Lion" symbol of the city of Braunschweig site of the Voigtländer, there are the acceptance marks by the Reichsmarine consisting of an "Anchor" with an "M" underneath: the information on enlargements 6x30 complete the fundamentals of this binocular.
On the left eyepiece, in addition to the Voigtländer mark, there is the serial number 18XXX.
This very rare binocular is in fact a very important historical testimony of the events that followed the 1st World War. In fact, with the Treaty of Versailles stipulated within the Paris Peace Conference of 1919-1920 and signed by 44 States, on June 28, 1919, in Versailles, divided into 16 parts and composed of 440 articles, the German peace delegation he accepted hefty army reductions, heavy war reparation payments and the so-called "Germany solely responsible for the outbreak of war" clause.
The Treaty of Versailles, in addition to abolishing the conscription for Germany, also placed major limitations on the German armed forces, which should not exceed 100,000 units and a drastic reduction in the production of war material therefore these binoculars are part of a limited production.
It comes complete with the original Benutzer and the original shoulder strap.
The view is excellent and all the mechanisms work perfectly.

History of Voigtländer:

Voigtländer Braunschweig was created in Vienna in 1756, the company took its name from its founder, Johann Christoph Voigtländer and initially produced optical instruments, intended in particular for microscopes and other scientific equipment. Among the first creations were the Petzval type lenses, and others destined to become famous, such as the Collinear and the Heliar. In 1840 he built the first lens for cameras, while in 1841 the first entirely metal daguerreotype was developed. He subsequently produced plate machines, built in a practically artisanal way.

In 1849 the headquarters were moved to Braunschweig, Germany, where Voigtländer & Sohn was born shortly thereafter. In 1925 it was purchased by Schering AG. Voigtländer later oriented its production towards photographic devices accessible to all, and this allowed it to remain among the market leaders until after the Second World War.

In 1958 it was bought by the Carl Zeiss Foundation and in 1972 it was renamed "Zeiss Ikon Voigtländer". In 1973 the brand became the property of Rollei until the crisis of 1982. At this point the brand was bought first by "Plus foto", which from 1980 marketed Voigtländer cameras produced by Ricoh and Chinon and then in 1995 by "Ringfoto", but this represents more than anything a long period of darkness. Finally in 1999 the brand was reborn with the purchase by the Japanese Cosina.