IOR B7x40 | Romanian Army Binoculars | Fernglas Rumänische Armee | бинокль

Manufacturer: IOR (Întreprindearea Optică Română), Bucharest (Romania)
Application: Military
Magnification: 7x
Objective Lens Size: 40mm
Range finding reticle: yes, right side
IR-Detector: no (other versions of this binocular do have one)
Rarity Rating: Common
Specifics: This binocular was made in colaboration with Carl Zeiss Jena. The design was approved in 1970 and IOR started taking orders from the romanian army in 1972. The models produces between 1972 and 1978 have tubular style eyecups. The design was based on the Zeiss 7x40 but with smaller prisms for weight reduction. The models made until 1998 have a monolayer magnesium fluroride coating on the lenses. These models even came with coated prisms. Until 1998 Zeiss Jena glass was used which had a strong yellow tint. After 1998 all production went to export except for very few and Schott Glass was used and the strong yellow tint dissapeared. The last models where made in 2018,all for export to the US and a few other countries. These models had T3 multicoating, better rubber and the image was neutral in color.
(A big thanks goes to Ciurea Daniel for providing this information.)