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WW2 B&L binoculars - worth restoring?
Gday,
Got a hold of a 1943 Original WWII U.S. Navy 7x50 Mark 28 Binoculars by Bausch & Lomb.
Optics are very clear and are in a really good condition for the age, with what i can describe a bit of chipping of the coating from the inside but that doesn't seem to interfere with the viewing experience. Only real fault on the set is a broken right hand side eye cup which again doesn't interfere with viewing.
Got in touch with a few places to see if they can be serviced and seems like it will be really costly. Around 500AU$ from what I can see.
Anyone had any experience with these before? Are they worth spending such money on them?
I wouldn't mind keeping them as is but if I spend such an amount of money restoring/servicing them, I would like to get some of that money back in case I end up selling them in the future.
Cheers
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