Filotecnica Salmoiraghi Milano, Esercito Italiano 1957, 8X30
Manufacturer/Model: Filotecnica Salmoiraghi Milano, Esercito Italiano 1957, 8X30
Field of View: 8 deg = 140 m/1,000 m; APFOV 64 deg
Weight: 547 gr
Exit Pupil: 3.75 mm
Serial #/Year of Manufacture: No serial number. Manufactured probably 1957.
Notes: The 140°° marking on left prism indicates the field of view i.e. 140 meters at 1,000 meters. Also on the left prism plate but difficult to see in the photograph is the name of the manufacturer, Filotecnica Salmoiraghi Milano, marked underneath the trademark. The marking Esercito Italiano on the right prism plate means Italian Army. The binocular has a graticule in the right eyepiece and has single layer anti-reflective coatings.
The Filotecnica company was founded circa 1865 by Ignazio Porro becaming Filotecnica Salmoiraghi in 1877. It manufactured optical and other precision instruments until about 1960.
Optically the performance of this binocular is very good and is certainly comparable to that of most French and German 8X30 military binoculars of the time period. However, its build quality is uneven and not equal to that of its French and German counterparts. The eyecup, focusing ring and dioptre scale is a breakage prone one-piece plastic part. Although the objective barrel is tube-baffled, the ocular assembly is not nor are the ocular prisms shielded. It does not have eccentric rings and collimates by the adjustment of screws in the sides of the binocular to shift the prisms. This design although less costly to manufacture than an eccentric ring system is more likely to result in chipped prisms and is not very weatherproof.
Note: If you have a vintage binocular you either wish to sell or would just like some information about, I can be contacted at flagorio@shaw.ca .
Filotecnica Salmoiraghi Milano, Esercito Italiano 1957, 8X30
Manufacturer/Model: Filotecnica Salmoiraghi Milano, Esercito Italiano 1957, 8X30
Field of View: 8 deg = 140 m/1,000 m; APFOV 64 deg
Weight: 547 gr
Exit Pupil: 3.75 mm
Serial #/Year of Manufacture: No serial number. Manufactured probably 1957.
Notes: The 140°° marking on left prism indicates the field of view i.e. 140 meters at 1,000 meters. Also on the left prism plate but difficult to see in the photograph is the name of the manufacturer, Filotecnica Salmoiraghi Milano, marked underneath the trademark. The marking Esercito Italiano on the right prism plate means Italian Army. The binocular has a graticule in the right eyepiece and has single layer anti-reflective coatings.
The Filotecnica company was founded circa 1865 by Ignazio Porro becaming Filotecnica Salmoiraghi in 1877. It manufactured optical and other precision instruments until about 1960.
Optically the performance of this binocular is very good and is certainly comparable to that of most French and German 8X30 military binoculars of the time period. However, its build quality is uneven and not equal to that of its French and German counterparts. The eyecup, focusing ring and dioptre scale is a breakage prone one-piece plastic part. Although the objective barrel is tube-baffled, the ocular assembly is not nor are the ocular prisms shielded. It does not have eccentric rings and collimates by the adjustment of screws in the sides of the binocular to shift the prisms. This design although less costly to manufacture than an eccentric ring system is more likely to result in chipped prisms and is not very weatherproof.
Note: If you have a vintage binocular you either wish to sell or would just like some information about, I can be contacted at flagorio@shaw.ca .