Hitler Binoculars Sold for $44,800
An anonymous bidder paid more than $44,800 for a pair of binoculars that once belonged to Adolf Hitler. The rare, prismatic binoculars, designed by German Carl Zeiss, had been recovered from the Nazi leader’s yacht, the Grille, after World War II. The binoculars feature a distinctive German wartime emblem and are intended to be supported on a fixed stand. “We can be absolutely sure that these are the genuine article because of the wealth of documentation that comes with them,” auctioneer Dominic Winter said in London.
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