Black leather Binoculars Case stamped on back "R.E.L. CANADA". It has white medical tape on back with "SER # 27552-C" The Number repeated on masking tape on front. This case was for a Pair of R.E.L. Canada 7x50 World War II binoculars, circa 1943 - 1945. COMPLETE WITH LEATHER STRAP AND CASE IN THICK BROWN / BLACK BRIDLE QUALITY LEATHER. SOME SCUFFING BUT OTHERWISE IN FAIR CONDITION. CORRECT CASE ISSUE EMBOSSED R.E.L CANADA. BLACK FELT PADDED WITH CALF SKIN TOP PAD COVER. SOME ISSUE INFO: In July 1940 The Canadian Government established Research Enterprises Limited [R.E.L. CANADA] - a Crown Company. A factory was set up in Leaside in Toronto.REL was government owned and supported. REL was also supported by the U.S Bureau of Standards and the British Admiralty. REL made 6 x 30 and 7 x 50 Binoculars.These Binoculars were tested by being water sprayed, attached to a cord and dropped and dropped into a box of sand from 6 feet. In 1945 almost 50,000 pairs of 6 x 30 Binoculars were produced and 25,000 pairs of 7 x 50 Binoculars. There was also some experimental pairs of 20 x 72 Binoculars made. REL also produced Tank Periscopes,Sighting Telescopes and Predictors. The binoculars produced were all given identification markings , "CGB 40 MA " is the Canadian Ordnance Catalog Number and identifies them as Binocular,Prismatic and the Number.The "MA" means that these binoculars were issued without a case and "Ga" means they would have been issued with a case.This coding was later dropped as cases were always being added or lost.