VHM_0038

Descriptive title
Military binoculars
Initial context
Date
1987
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Description

These military-grade binoculars were used by Đoàn Việt during his 1987 escape from Vietnam by sea on a small, river fishing boat. Purchased for five taels of gold, they were a critical tool of navigation—used to spot land, avoid patrol boats, and monitor weather conditions from Vietnam to Singapore. Unlike civilian models, these binoculars offered long-range precision and durability, allowing Đoàn Việt and his fellow escapees to spot land, avoid Communist patrol boats, and steer through the dangerous waters of the South China Sea.

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Rights description

Object donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum by Đoàn Việt.

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