SOURCE: I have Zeiss Jena Dekaris 10x50 ser 1740081 what
The manufacturer was Carl Zeiss AG in Jena, Germany. The serial number indicates a manufacturing date of between 1936 and 1940 (1,700,000 starts in 1936 and 1940 starts with 1,980,000) so your's is likely to be around 1936/1937. Some basic specs can be found here
If you're interested in the company history, have a look on wikipedia or check out the website of the Zeiss Historica Society
Hope that helps
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Copy and paste this address into your browser. It will take you right to the page describing the camera. http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/pp/zeiss/ikonta/ikonta.htm
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Genuine ones have 7-digit serial numbers, not 6, with no letters, so it's a good indicator that they are genuine. Yours were made in 1988.
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