RARE Civilian SARD Mark 21 7x50 w/HOOD Case: Repaired, Cleaned & Enhanced!

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RARE Civilian SARD Mark 21 7x50: Repaired, Cleaned & Enhanced. Condition is Used. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.
A year and a half project to finally get this quite handsome, and rare, set up and running. When I got them they looked okay but the EPs were super tough to turn. I have done a half dozen or so of the earlier military models but this was, by far, the toughest. Between the old grease and sheared off small parts I nearly consigned them to the parts pile. And though not perfect they are perfectly useable and will give many lifetimes worth of service with some common sense TLC. Servicing shouldn't be required for a decade, or more.
Because of the cleaning and blackening of both sides of all four (2x4) Bak-4 prisms, the lower ones covered, views are now crisp, clear and Porro 3D. The Individual Focus (IF) EPs are easy to focus after a thorough lube job. I added the glued on carry strap and two up-cycled ocular lens caps. Sorry, no case available.
Not quite as water and dust proof as the Bausch and Lomb Mk28 model, nor the Mk32 produced by National Instrument and Universal Camera, that used rubber gaskets beneath broader lipped prism covers, means that every SARD I've handled has needed an internal cleaning. Where the SARD shines is in the rather unique way prisms are mounted. Hung beneath those prism covers like resting bats! Remove the three long screws, pull off the cover and both prisms come right out as you lift the lid. I highlighted the SARD logo and other impressed information found on both prism covers, the left one is more scratched than the right.
Because of the design I've yet to see a SARD 7x50 with a chipped prism. I believe that because the entire cluster is isolated from the chassis any shock to the body of the bin is transmitted far less to the prisms.
Read somewhere that SARD stopped making binoculars in 1955. I'm sure any sets made were from war surplus parts and when those ran out, combined with cheaper to make Japanese imports flooding our shores, they threw in the towel.
If you've never handled and used a US mil-spec binocular from WWII you are in for a real treat. Their quality is readily apparent from just picking one up. Working on them is usually easy due to the tight tolerances and high end materials. Most parts are machined metal. And, once cleaned, prisms go right back in without disturbing alignment.
With the unique deep set plastic screw off eye cups removed views really open up. Like two different binoculars in one.
Addendum: Now offered with an incomparable HOOD rubberized military case! Case was previously "modified" by a previous owner to make opening easier and bino retrieval and insertion a snap. The case is fairly rare, collectible, and nearly indestructible!
Satisfaction guaranteed or return for a cheerful refund!