Luftwaffe Nietsche & Guenther splittergoggles..

[Jos Le Conté]

Bit of a up-date..

From the beginning of this thread till now I've found a N&G 2nd model marked 1 and I've seen 2 pairs which were marked 3, so they do exist, but are very scarce..., the majority we've seen were marked 2, which probably is the size that will fit most men.

I've posted a picture of my 3rd foldable model, does anyone notice something ?

Jos.

[juvatwad]

What's wrong with the left lense?

Ian

[Jos Le Conté]

I see what you mean.., it's reflection..., there's nothing wrong with the lens.

Jos.

[Andreas Nilsson]

I've posted a picture of my 3rd foldable model, does anyone notice something ?

Jos.

Hi

Well, the hinges are the typ seen on the second typ goggles with rigid frame.

Haven?t seen that on a later pair before. Very interesting.

Regards

Andreas

[Jos Le Conté]

Bingo, Andreas !

Yes, they're the 2nd type hinges, very unusual..

Also, the hinges aren't square but in a angle where the strap is attached..

First time I see a set like this ..

I'll call it the RUDEL type..

Jos.

Edited November 1, 2007 by Jos Le Cont

[Jos Le Conté]

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[Jos Le Conté]

Here're both Rudel's N&G 3rd model goggles which proves these 2nd type hinges were used and most probably only with the foldable model.

Jos.

[Andreas Nilsson]

An awsome pair of goggles, and I knew you would have a period photo to back them up. Great.

Regards

Andreas

[Andreas Nilsson]

By the way, as a contribution to this great thread, here?s some photos of my 2nd type N&G goggles.

As Jos mentioned before, there were three different sizes, mine are size 3.

Regards

Andreas

[Andreas Nilsson]

the back

[Andreas Nilsson]

size 3

[François SAEZ]

this is what I call a type II ,retained the rigid, one-piece plastic frame with the addition of an elastic strap instead of the conventional arms.

again, IMO, 3 sizes (here,as usual a "2") - not sure if they came in Cloth bags,alu cans or cardboard cases

Makermark ( NiGuRa )

I called a long time LW collector (mostly equipment) as I thought type II never had clear lenses, he told me I was wrong and honestly I tend to agree as for us it is only a matter of time to find clear lenses on type II

See, never say never:

Hauptmann

Haugk, Helmut

* 24.02.1914 Gelsenkirchen-Buer

+ 28.01.1992

Ritterkreuz am: 21.12.1942

als: Oberfeldwebel

Funktion: Flugzeugf?hrer 9./ZG 26 "Horst Wessel"

His brother was also RK winner

Leutnant

Haugk, Werner

* 29.04.1912 Gelsenkirchen-Buer

+ 18.10.1944 bei Aalborg/D?nemark

Ritterkreuz am: 08.08.1944

als: Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel

Funktion: Flugzeugf?hrer 4./ZG 76

[François SAEZ]

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[nesredep]

See, never say never:

Hauptmann

Haugk, Helmut

* 24.02.1914 Gelsenkirchen-Buer

+ 28.01.1992

Ritterkreuz am: 21.12.1942

als: Oberfeldwebel

Funktion: Flugzeugf?hrer 9./ZG 26 "Horst Wessel"

His brother was also RK winner

Leutnant

Haugk, Werner

* 29.04.1912 Gelsenkirchen-Buer

+ 18.10.1944 bei Aalborg/D?nemark

Ritterkreuz am: 08.08.1944

als: Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel

Funktion: Flugzeugf?hrer 4./ZG 76

Hello!

SAEZ

Good eyes.

Regards

Nesredep

[Jos Le Conté]

Andreas, very desirable pair... super !

Fran?ois,

Yup, this is a 2nd model with clear lenses.., very rare shot.. ( it's not a pair like the 2nd models on Ebay though, be careful !).

It's the first pic which shows a combination like this, all other pics showed dark lenses sofar and I've to be careful, but I still think the 2nd type was only issued with dark lenses..

When we look at the date Haugk got his Knightcross we see it's close to 1943, so I've a feeling he might have changed the lenses by a pair of 3rd model clear lenses or had asked for a pair, cause I'm pretty sure the 3rd model lenses also fit the 2nd model frame and even the 1st model..

BUT.., it's just a guess, because I don't know when the 3rd models came out.

Actually we should try to find out by studying dated pics etc..

Just a thought based on the original 2nd models we've seen sofar in collections.., all have dark lenses.

Jos.

Edited November 4, 2007 by Jos Le Cont

[MMSIBOB]

Hello all,

I'm new here and am here because I did a search for these goggles on Google. Hmmm..oookay that was'nt supposed to happen. Anyway I have a pair of these sitting right in front of me that I want to sell. I inherited these and have had them for many years but do not desire to keep them. I thought it would be best to sell them to someone who can appreciate them more. Here is a small photo. I tried posting a larger pic but was restricted to a small file size.

Thanks,

Bob