Bidspirit auction | A Pair of Vintage British
A Pair of Vintage British Military Wray and Bino. Prism No. 2 Field Binoculars - This lot comprises two pairs of vintage British military-issue field binoculars. The first pair is manufactured by Wray, London, featuring a porro-prism design with a metal body and black-textured vulcanite-style grips. The right-hand shoulder plate is engraved with a broad arrow symbol above the text Field 8.2 degrees and a circular logo containing a stylized letter W. The centre hinge cap is stamped with the serial number 135228. This instrument is accompanied by a stitched brown leather carry case with a silver-tone latch bearing a red triangle emblem. The second pair is a Bino. Prism No. 2 Mark III pattern, featuring a metal body with black-textured grips and a leather neck strap. The central hinge is marked with the serial number 152495, and a broad arrow symbol is visible on the right barrel near the eyepiece. The left shoulder plate is incised with the designation Bino. Prism No. 2 Mk. III. Both instruments are of porro-prism construction and include leather neck straps.