Blackbart Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 I have been offered some binoculars namely avimo 7x42.He says they are current issue and the lads in afg and iraq use them now.So has anyone got any experiance of these binos ? He doesnt want a fortune for them and just wondered if they were worth a punt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon master Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 I don’t remember the make of them but the type I used when serving were top quality, rubber coated with optics second to only a few. I would have to see a picture to tell you if they were the same, but yeah you will struggle to find a better set of binos. Don’t bother if they are the old steel cased ones, well passed their best now. Fire a pic up and I'll let you know, The PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon master Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 http://www.holgermerlitz.de/six7x40.html If they are the 1980 version...i would buy them everyday of the week. Great bino's and almost bulletproof, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted February 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 That is the exact pair ! He did say they were rubber coated and current issue,so they must be the same pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seb Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 I have the The Avimo 7x42, year of production: 1980 but someone has turned it into a monocular by separating the side with the MIL markings. Strange I know but maybe the one side was badly damaged. It seems to work very well and has been well done so you cant tell without looking hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 I have been offered some binoculars namely avimo 7x42.He says they are current issue and the lads in afg and iraq use them now.So has anyone got any experiance of these binos ? He doesnt want a fortune for them and just wondered if they were worth a punt used to own a pair of these, if they are the image stabilising ones. buy em, they are good. do very good money on the bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted February 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 He wants a £100 for them which doesnt seem a lot if they are good binos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 http://www.holgermerlitz.de/six7x40.html i had the 1980 ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy73 Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 if they are an older looking type of bino,then they should be ok.a lot of modern/new style issue gear is **** most squadies upgrade their gear at their own expense.The SA80 when it first came out was rubbiish,it felt safer throwing stones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon master Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Smithy I agree to a point with what you say, but the **** gear that was issued was generally the clothing and Belts kits rather than the optics of binos and weapon sights, I don’t remember any of this being poor quality, but the clothing was the pits. Then there’s the SA80, made by one of the best weapon makers in the world..Heckler & Koch…I never found the British Army to scrimp on the equipment that the lads couldn’t sell..like Tanks, Rifles, Helicopters The PM Blackbart, if there in good condition they are worth £100 quid every day ..They cost the Army over £500 with discount..lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triscrx Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 I can vouch for the rubber coated issue bino's they are top quality and very good optics. One of the decent things the pusser put his hand in his pocket for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shabbyshot Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 I think the SA80 was originally made by Enfield then reworked by Heckler & Koch due to reliability issues. I may be wrong on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurrasicway Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 When the SA80 first came out I was in a ditch with some other guys firing blanks. We had the SA80 for about a week and when I fired a blank the cocking **** shot of the rifle and hit my mates on the **** at a great rate of knots. We laughed for a week because it left a bruise that looked like a ten inch bulls eye on his buttock. The rifle was really pants until they reworked it. It fell to bits and jammed constantly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancs Lad Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 When the SA80 first came out I was in a ditch with some other guys firing blanks. We had the SA80 for about a week and when I fired a blank the cocking **** shot of the rifle and hit my mates on the **** at a great rate of knots. We laughed for a week :( because it left a bruise that looked like a ten inch bulls eye on his buttock. The rifle was really pants until they reworked it. It fell to bits and jammed constantly Hold on............did you just say you were in a bitch with some other guys firing blanks......... the **** came off in your mates hand and went right up his ars e. You did what with his buttocks..................with a ten inch. You must have been infantry..................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilishdave Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 The Binos in question are L12 they are Ok and worth over £100 but as stated by some one else the Old No 2 Binos from the second world war are actualy opticaly better if in good nick but to be honest most of them still in circulation are in bad order. The No 5 Binos are probably best of the lot of the old conventional Issue binos but they could probably bring on a sliped disk they are so big and heavy. In short if they are legit and for £100 or less they are worth the money. Dont touch them if they are misapropriated Mill equipment you could end up with your pants down being interigated by some SAS type in Guantanamo Bay!! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancs Lad Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 Dave...........the SAS are not in G.B........................ Those are just mis represented civil servants...................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilishdave Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 You have lost me!! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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