Original U.S. WWII M3 6x30 Binoculars by Nash-Kelvinator Corp. dated 1943 with M17 Leather Case French & Indian War marking beneath a Broad Arrow

marking beneath a Broad Arrow is the left side of the barrel assembly directly in front of the cylinder together with the British Army Inspector's mark of TP with addition proof markings

Below this is it stamped with the manufacture date of [19]43

In the words of historian Eric Larrabee

The 26" blade still has its high quality mirror finish nickel plating on most of the blade

the Army decided not to pursue any prosecutions

Original U.S. WWII M3 6x30 Binoculars by Nash-Kelvinator Corp. dated 1943 with M17 Leather Case French & Indian War marking beneath a Broad ArrowOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M3, M13 and M13A1 binoculars were issued to all branches of the U. S. military during WW2. The M3 was the first model, which was acceptable, but was superseded by the M13 and M13A1, which resolved issues with the M3, particularly with regard to water proofing. The later models also introduced coated optics to reduce glare. A total of 43,378 were made at an original price of $72 ea., however the majority were the