Scott's Vintage Compact Miniature Binoculars

Scott's Vintage Binocular Page

This is a page of vintage binoculars for sale from my collection. Most are compact high quality Japanese made binoculars from the post WW-II period, some even marked "Made in Occupied Japan". The majority are palm size units with excellent optics following the design by Mikron dating back to the 1920's, under the Nippon Kogaku corporation, and later named Nikon, maker of the famous cameras. They followed an earlier German design, see the link below for further information. They must have had loose patent laws in Japan during that time as there were quite a few brand names with nearly identical products. Each set is described with regard to the cosmetic and functional condition. They have been cleaned, and in some cases the prisms have been realigned to converge the images properly. This is called collimation, and is responsible for your eyes seeing the images as one, rather than 2 images that are not aligned properly. They date mostly to the 1950's and 1960's so keep in mind they are about 50 years old and are used. Nikon has reintroduced this line of compact binoculars and they are priced between $200 and $300 and look to be exactly the same product as they made 50 years ago.
For more accurate and complete information visit the Miniature Binocular page at miniaturebinoculars.com

Mikron Binocular History Link to the Nikon company history page with a short history of them compact binoculars. Oops, looks like Nikon discontinued that page. Will update when it is available.

Binoculars for Sale:
Nippon Kogaku Mikron 6x15 Miniature Binoculars

Very nice pair of Nippon Kogaku (Nikon) Mikron 6x15 binoculars in good working condition. Not original but vintage case. Genuine early Mikron pair before the name changed to Nikon. $43

Palomar 7x18 Binoculars

Very nice clean pair of 7x18 binoculars complete with the original case and cleaning cloth. Individual left and right eye focus rings. $47

Vision 6x15 binoculars

Good working pair of 6x15 binoculars with leather case, some paint loss on the frame of the binoculars. Genuine leather case from Occupied Japan. The optics and focus are fine$29

Nikon 5x15 Miniature Binoculars

Sorry these are missing one of the black plastic eye cups, but they are in otherwise sound condition with good image and central focus plus right eye focus ring. The case is in poor condition with the hinge coming separated. You can still see fine through them without the eye cup. Selling cheap for real Nikon binocs at $24SOLD

Luxor 6x15 Binoculars

Luxor 6x15 binoculars in good used condition with leather carry case. They work great and the individual focus rings turn smoothly with nice clear well aligned image. Some wear on the frame paint due to use but obviously well cared for over the years. $35

Selsi 6x15 Center Focus Binoculars

Nice working pair of Selsi center focus 6x15 binoculars with center and right eye focus ring. Nice condition and nice carry case. $34

"Seconds" binoculars with some issues below

Simor 6x15 Compact binoculars

Simor 6x15 compact binoculars sorry no carry case. They work well but there is a little chip on one edge of one ocular lens that you can see in the very periphery of the right eye image, but not noticeable at all when you are looking straight ahead. Otherwise the image is clear, well aligned and the focus rings turn smoothly. $21

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