I can think of three explanations.ġ) Leitz actually did make some during the war for the civil market or for export to get foreign currency.Ģ) The binocular was made circa 1919-1931 but during the war was reconditioned by Leitz for military use and assigned a new serial number.
It is also peculiar that a binocular model which was reportedly discontinued in 1931 (and the listing is a well-researched and generally accurate guide) was made circa 1943. The Aviosept was a civilian model binocular and war-time made civilian model German binoculars are not common particularly mid to late war ones. I maintain a small Leitz binocular serial number database (the Leitz microscope serials cannot be applied to binoculars) and 431011 is a mid-war Leitz number, probably 1943, post-war numbers not beginning until about 480000. You've got a valuable, rare and nice binocular.
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