drclaw Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 (edited) I’m posting this on behalf of JCWater. Would anyone know the model and time period of this telescope, and also why it might be in China? Edited July 11, 2022 by drclaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Johnson Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Can't really answer your question, but the Chinese Army had Krupp artillery pieces during the Boxer Rebellion 1900. Perhaps German firms supplied optics at the same time. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedehansen Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Hi, it is not made by Carl Zeiss, it is System Zeiss. It is made by: https://nedinsco.com/ Kind regards Andreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drclaw Posted July 11, 2022 Author Share Posted July 11, 2022 Thank you, gentlemen. The German army trained the Chinese Nationalist army right up to the 1930s so it’s possible this might be a relic from this period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmar Lang Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 (edited) Actually, this is not a telescope, but a rangefinder with a basis of 70,0 cm. as used to estimate distance with small calibre fileld artillery and machine-gun sections. Yes, it's made by Nedinsco, licensed by Carl Zeiss Jena in the production of such equipment. Germany exported any type of optics to China, from the early 20th Century, up to shortly before the 2nd World War. Carl Zeiss (through its branch Zeiss Ikon) very well exported their revolutionary, modern 35mm. rangefinder camera, the "Contax", in its versions I, II and III, now very well known in the collecting community for their engraving "For China", sometimes engraved in chinese characters too. Best wishes, Enzo Edited August 13, 2022 by Elmar Lang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drclaw Posted August 28, 2022 Author Share Posted August 28, 2022 Thanks very much, Enzo. It’s not something I know much about. It’s a fascinating relic of a period of Chinese history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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