WWII BINOCULARS - IRISH GUARDS REGT. (POLLUCK & CO LTD - 8X24) 1929 - VERY RARE

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WWII BINOCULARS - IRISH GUARDS REGT. (POLLUCK & CO LTD - 8X24) 1929 - VERY RARE
WWII BINOCULARS - IRISH GUARDS REGT. (POLLUCK & CO LTD - 8X24) 1929 - VERY RARE
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From a private WWII museum collection of over 20 years, featuring all types of original WWII period clothing, equipment and assorted military pieces, as well as a variety of reproduction items, uniforms, equipment, and European military surplus.  All items have been part of a variety of WWII displays. This private WWII museum collection is being sold off.   The following item is offered for sale  –
WWII BINOCULARS - IRISH GUARDS REGT. (POLLUCK & CO LTD - 8X24) 1929 - VERY RARE
ADDITIONAL 24 PICTURE GALLERY INCLUDED
FROM THE WWII COLLECTION:
THIS IS A VERY RARE SET OF WWII BINOCULARS THAT WERE THE PROPERTY OF AN OFFICER IN THE
IRISH GUARDS REGT. DURING WWII.  ORIGINALLY PURCHASED BY MY DAD SOME 20 YRS. AGO FROM A WWII COLLECTION IN THE U.K.,  THE U.K. COLLECTOR
HAD STATED THESE BINOCULARS CAME FROM THE ESTATE OF A WWII VETERAN & FORMER OFFICER IN THE IRISH GUARDS REGIMENT, WHO’S UNIT SAW COMBAT IN A NUMBER OF THEATERS DURING WWII.
THE ORIGINAL LEATHER CARRY CASE THAT CAME WITH THESE BINOCULARS HAD BEEN HAND WRITTEN PEN INK MARKED INSIDE >>
“IRISH GUARDS – LT. & A SCRIBBLED NAME” ILLEGIBLE
IRISH HOLLYWOOD WAR MOVIE STARS LIKE
ERROL FLYNN & FAMOUS BRITISH ACTOR DAVID NIVEN, WHO SERVED DURING WWII AS AN OFFICER IN
“THE PRINCE’S OWN RIFLES REGT.
PRONOUNCE THE RANK AS “LEF-TENANT”  : )
THIS SET OF BINOCULARS ARE A RARE SET OF >
POLLUCK & CO. LTD 8X24 SERIES BINOCULARS,
MANUFACTURED & SOLD BY A SMALL COMPANY IN
DUBLIN, IRELAND.  LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT THIS COMPANY BUT THE FOLLOWING INFO. WAS FOUND. .....
POLLACK & CO. LTD BEGAN BUSINESS AS
POLLUCK OPTICAL IN THE 1880’s & SPECIALIZED IN
THE MANUFACTURE OF OPTICAL LENSES,
MICROSCOPES & TELESCOPES.
THE COMPANY WAS
RENAMED POLLUCK & CO LTD AROUND 1903 &
CONTINUED IN DESIGNING IMROVED REFRACTOR
PROCESSES TO IMPROVE GREATER OPTICAL LIGHT
ALLOWANCE TO IMPROVE GREATER MAGNIFICATION.
THIS WAS WHAT THE COMPANY SPECIALIZED IN.
SOMETIME AFTER 1910 THE COMPANY INTRODUCED
A SMALL LINE OF BINOCULARS, THAT CULMINATED
IN THE 8X24 SERIES
CENTER FOCUS DESIGN INTRODUCED
AROUND 1925 & THE COMPANY PRODUCED THIS SERIES THRU 1929.
THIS SET OF POLLUCK 8X24 SERIES BINOCULARS IS SUCH A MODEL AND IS BELIEVED TO BE DATED TO APPROX. 1929, THE LAST YEAR THESE WERE MANUFACTURED.
THIS BINOCULARS SET FOR SALE:
POLLUCK CO LTD – (8X24) SERIES MAGNIFICATION
FRONT HINGE ARM MARKED (8) FOR 8X24 SERIES
CENTER WHEEL FOCUS
THERE IS NO DATE OR SERIAL NUMBER.
IDENTIFICATION CAME ONLY FROM ONLINE RESEARCH.
BINOCULARS ARE IN GOOD COSMETIC CONDITION
FOR BEING DATED TO APPROX. 1929,
AND SHOW ONLY MINOR PAINT LOSS ALONG EDGES, BARRELS, & CENTER ARM/WHEEL.
BAKELITE EYES CUPS IN GOOD CONDITION
WITH NO CHIPS OR DAMAGE,
AS IS SO OFTEN THE CASE WITH
VINTAGE MILITARY BINOCULARS..
THE ORIGINAL PEBBLED VULCANITE LEATHERETTE
WRAP REMAINS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
WITH NO TEARS OR MISSING PIECES,
AS ALSO IS SO OFTEN THE CASE.
FRONT LEFT & RIGHT FACE PLATES
ARE UN-MARKED.
REAR OF CENTER HINGE ADJ. MARKED >
POLLUCK & CO LTD
GRAFTON ST
DUBLIN,  (Dublin, Ireland)
(RESEARCHED IRISH BUSINESS LISTINGS INFO & PERIOD PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWN ON LINE SHOWS >
GRAFTON ST. DUBLIN, IRELAND IN THE 1930’s
& POLLUCK CO. LTD IS BELIEVED TO BE IN THE FAR
RIGHT REAR OF THE ON-LINE PHOTOGRAPH.)
THERE IS NO DAMAGE & ALL GLASS & LENSES REMAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
CENTER WHEEL ADJUSTMENT MOVES FREELY WHEN YOU OPEN BINOCULARS WIDE FOR ADJUSTMENT,
BUT MAY BE A LITTER STIFFER WHEN BROUGHT CLOSER TOGETHER.
OPTICS & VISUAL >
OPTICAL VIEW REMAINS PRETTY CLEAR WITH SMALL
DUST/SPECK PARTICLES & A FEW MINOR HAIR LINES,
BUT OVERALL, FOR 90+ YR. OLD BINOCULARS, THEY STILL PERFORM WELL FOR A LITTLE KNOWN COMPANY.
SPECIAL NOTE >>>>>>
THE CAMERA USED TO TAKE THE PHOTOS THRU THE
LENSE WILL ALWAYS PICK UP IN CLOSE DETAIL THE SPECKS, HAIR LINES .. ETC .. THRU CAMERA EYE
MAGNIFICATION...
HOWEVER .. WHEN YOU ACTUAL USE THESE BINOCULARS AND FOCUS ON THE RED CAR OR THE BLUE GARBAGE BARRELS .. YOUR EYES ARE FOCUSING ON THE OBJECT YOUR LOOKING AT … OR ..
MAYBE YOUR GETTING A BEAD ON A
HIDDEN GERMAN GUN BATTERY .. : )
YOU DON’T REALLY SEE THE SPECS IN SUCH DETAIL..
YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A DECENT VISUAL IMAGE,
OF EITHER THE GERMAN 88 .. OR THE RED CAR   : )
AS YOUR EYES FOCUS ON OBJECT AND NOT THE SPECKS.
THIS IS AN EXACT DESCRITION OF USING THESE BINOS.
LOTS OF DEALERS LIST IN THEIR VINTAGE BINOCULAR
LISTING FOR SALE ..
BINOCULARS JUST NEED A CLEANING.
EASIER SAID THAN DONE .. UNLESS YOU KNOW
HOW TO TAKE YOUR BINOCULARS APART AND
CLEAN THEM .. LOTS OF GUYS DON’T & CAN’T
AND WOULD HAVE TO PAY A PROFF. TO DO IT.
THESE BINOCULARS STILL PROVIDE A DECENT IMAGE!
BINOCULARS DO NOT HAVE A GRATICULE
RANGE FINDER GRID, AS THIS WAS A CIVILIAN MODEL
THAT ENDED UP BEING ACQUIRED BY AN OFFICER IN THE IRISH GUARDS REGT. & SAW USE DURING WWII.
WE NO LONGER HAVE THE ORIGINAL INK-MARKED LEATHER CASE & PROVENANCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BINOCULAR’S HISTORY …. AS SOME 15 YEARS AGO, WHEN MY DAD DID A LOCAL SHOWING OF HIS COLLECTION, AT A VETERANS HALL …
3 PAIRS OF BINOCULARS & SEVERAL CASES WERE STOLEN.  MY DAD WAS PRETTY ANGRY ABOUT THAT.
THE CASE THAT CAME WITH THIS SET OF BINOCULARS WAS ONE OF THE CASES STOLEN.
KNOWING THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER & COLLECTOR IN THE U.K. HAD ORIGINALLY ACQUIRED THE SET FROM A WWII IRISH GUARD’S VETERAN’S ESTATE,
WE CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT AT SOME POINT
THE OFFICER EITHER HAD PURCHASED OR ACQUIRED THIS PAIR OF 1929 IRISH MADE BINOCULARS
AND THEY WERE USED BY HIM DURING HIS SERVICE WITH THE IRISH GUARDS REGT. DURING WWII.
BINOCULARS COME WITH AN ORIGINAL (NOS)
WWII ERA BROWN LEATHER NECK STRAP IN EXCELLENT CONDITION THAT WAS ADDED, AS THE ORIGINAL STRAP WAS MISSING.
MY DAD ACQUIRED A NUMBER OF WWII NOS NECK STRAPS HE COULD USE WITH DIFFERENT PAIRS OF BINOCULARS THAT WERE MISSING THEIR NECK STRAPS.
AS THE ORIGINAL LEATHER CARRY CASE WAS STOLEN
WE HAVE ACQUIRED ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL MINTY
WWII BINOCULAR CARRY CASE TO COMPLETE THIS SET.
AS MOST BRITISH & COMMONWEALTH FORCES SERVING WITH THE BRITISH ARMY DURING WWII
WOULD BE ISSUED WITH EQUIPMENT MADE EITHER IN
ENGLAND, CANADA, AS WELL AS SOME EQUIPMENT
PRODUCED THRU THE “ISLES” ..
MOST UNITS WERE
ISSUED THE STD
BRITISH KIT ... THE WIDELY RECOGNIZED (P-37) TYPE WEB
EQUIMENT …
WE ACQUIRED A BRITISH
(P-37) WEB BINOCULAR CARRY CASE IN WONDERFUL CONDITION.
CARRY CASE:
(P-37) BINOCULAR CARRY CASE – NOS UN-ISSUED
SHOWS ONLY MINOR STORAGE BLEMISHING
HAS BRITISH BROAD ARROW MARKS
BOTH CASE & WEB CARRY STRAP DATED – 1943
CASE MADE BY > FINNIGANS LTD – 1943 MADE UK
CARRY STRAP > ZL & T LTD – 1943
CASE IS MINTY .. BUT THRU LONG STORAGE AND THRU
SEVERAL WAREHOUSE COLLECTIONS .. THE CASE
WAS LIGHTLY INK-MARKED INSIDE LID – WITH A LITTLE
INK CROSS & THE NO. 1  8
OTHER THAN THAT .. CASE IS UN-USED & A BEAUTY.
TOGETHER YOU GET AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL &
VERY RARE
( IRISH GUARDS REGT. BINOCULARS )
WITH NOS BRITISH BINO CARRY CASE.  BINOCULARS FIT IN THE CASE PERFECTLY!!
"A PERFECT MATCHED SET!!"
THIS SET WILL MAKE A WONDERFUL & RARE ADDITION TO ANY WWII BRITISH OR COMMONWEALTH FORCES COLLECTION.
*** THE FOLLOWING PIECES WERE USED FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES ONLY & ARE NOT INCLUDED & NOT FOR SALE
BED ROLL WITH LEATHER STRAP
BRITISH OFFICER’S WOOL VISOR CAP
BRITISH FLAG
BRITISH PISTOL WITH LANYARD
WEB BELT & POUCH & LEATHER POUCHES
COLLECTORS BOOK
IRISH GUARDS REGT. WWII:
During the Second World War, units of the Irish Guards Regiment fought in Norway, France,
North Africa
and Italy and following
D-Day
in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. The Irish regiment first saw combat during the
Norwegian Campaign
.
The Irish Guards arrived in France in June 1944 when the 2nd and 3rd Irish Guards took part in the
Normandy Campaign
. Both battalions served as part of the
Guards Armoured Division
and took part in the attempt to capture
Caen
as part of
Operation Goodwood
. They also saw action in the
Mont Pincon
area. On 29 August, the 3rd Irish Guards crossed the
Seine
and began the advance into
Belgium
with the rest of the Guards Armoured Division towards
Brussels
.
The Irish Guards were part of the ground force of
Operation Market Garden
, 'Market' being the airborne assault and 'Garden' the ground attack.
The Irish Guards led the vanguard of
XXX Corps
"As seen with Michael Caine in "A Bridge to Far"
in their advance towards
Arnhem
, which was the objective of the
British 1st Airborne Division
, f
furthest from XXX Corps' start line.
The Corps crossed the Belgian-Dutch border, advancing from
Neerpelt
on 17 September but the Irish Guards encountered heavy resistance which slowed the advance.
Following the conclusion of Market Garden, the Irish Guards remained in the Netherlands until taking part in the
Allied advance into Germany
and seeing heavy action during the
Rhineland Campaign
with
“Irish Guardsman
Edward Charlton
”
winning the final Victoria Cross to be awarded in the European theatre.
“BOYO THE MICS!!”
* Portions of some text & or historical information used for item discriptions or historical info. is borrowed from several contributing web sites to provide as accurate info. as possile, when available. A variet of historical & reference sources are used ***
All this research was done by my Dad over years of collecting, thanks for all your great work Dad.
Will J.
... ALL OTHER UNIFORM DISPLAY PIECES, LEATHER JERKINS, MAPS, WATCHES, CIGARETTE LIGHTERS, GLOVES, BELTS, HOLSTERS, MANNEQUINS,  HAVERSACKS, GI STOVES, REPLICA GN’S, BOOKS, & ALL OTHER ITEMS NOT LISTED FOR SALE AS PART OF THIS LISTING ARE USED FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES ONLY & ARE NOT FOR SALE
** MANNEQUINS ARE USED FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES & ARE NOT FOR SALE**
*SHIRTS & TIES ARE USED FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES ONLY & NOT FOR SALE, UNLESS OTHERWISE LISTED*
** ALL ITEMS, DESCRIPTIONS & CONDITION ARE PROVIDED AS BEST AS POSSIBLE**
** SIZE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED WHEN POSSIBLE BUT FIT IS NOT GUARANTEED**
**THE ENTIRE WWII COLLECTION IS BEING SOLD OFF, SO ALL SALES ARE FINAL & NO RETURNS,
BUT ALL ITEMS ARE COVERED UNDER THE EBAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE.
**QUESTIONS ARE WELCOMED.  PLEASE ASK ALL QUESTIONS PRIOR TO LISTING ENDING THRU EBAY MESSAGING.  I WILL RESPOND ASAP.
**PAYMENT IS ACCEPTED THRU PAYPAL.  PLEASE PAY FOR YOUR PURCHASE WITHIN 5 DAYS.  I DO MY BEST TO SHIP WITHIN 2 DAYS OF CLEARED PAYMENT
" US SALES ONLY  .... STD USPS SHIPPING TO THE 48 STATES ONLY!!
(ALL ITEMS ARE CAREFULLY WELL PACKED FOR SHIPMENT)
I have predominantly been a collector of WWII militaria for the last 20+ years, though I have sold some pieces from the collection before, as well as other items, but it is finally time to sell the collection off & let others enjoy adding new pieces to their collection.  I hope others enjoy them as much as I have.
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Thank you
to all the men & women of “The Greatest Generation” for their service & sacrifice during WWII and thank you to all the men & women who proudly serve or have served our country in the  United States military to protect our country and our freedom.
“GOD BLESS AMERICA”
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