Kollmorgen 20 X 120 is known as one of the most massive “Navy Big Eyes” ship binoculars used by the U.S. Navy. U.S. Navy ships would mount a 20 X 120 Big Eye binocular on the deck just off the bridge. The 45-degree lens angle provided ease of use aboard ship where lookouts could spend hours scanning the horizon. Long-range military observation relied on Big Eye binoculars since the late 19th century. They were preferred for their large magnification, which gave a significant

In 1936, Germany put out requests to optical companies to manufacture large observation binoculars to be easily used on land and at sea. The German optic firms of: Emil Busch, Moeller Wedel, and Ernst Leitz were in the running for the government contract that eventually developed a standard binocular for the German Army. Busch won the contract and in 1936 he began producing the big eye binoculars for the German Military. The 45 ° 10 X 80 Doppelfernrohr (double telescope) was

Shop now Little has been written about the invention and development of the 20 X 110 Russian BMT binocular and how they were used by the Russian military, both in peace and at war. Now these big eye binoculars are gaining attention of students and collectors for their high-powered optics, yet they are a rare find in the open market. Big Eye BMT- 110 binoculars were used by the Russian Navy during the cold war in the mid-20th century as marine observation binoculars. Some refe