Don't know about sniper's bino's. But the U.S.Navy solicited the general public for bino's. They were wanting Zeiss and B&L in either 6X30 or 7X50. I have a pair of binocular's made by Zeiss in 6X30 that have U.S.Navy BU.SHIPS, No. 5245-1942 and the name Mr. Burton E. Henry. If the Navy was asking for binocular's, the Army may have been also.