Vintage Ray-Ban 12k GF Kalichrome Outdoorsman Shooter Sunglasses
1 Vintage Ray-Ban 12k GF Kalichrome Outdoorsman shooter sunglasses c 1960s - 1970s were an optical innovation by Bausch & Lomb that's really never been equaled, and they are still in high demand by hunters, target and skeet shooters, and fashion aficionados who know the yellow Kalichrome lenses always generate questions and compliments. The Kalichrome mineral glass lens was first produced by Bausch & Lomb in the 1950s, and if you've never worn them let's just say that how they enhance and sharpen the visual acuity in haze and low light conditions is rather amazing. The unisex Ray-Ban 12k GF shooter frame measures approximately 5.25" temple to temple, and the B&L 58mm Kalichrome C lenses measure approximately 2.25" x 1.875" at the widest points. The top of the nose bridge is impressed B&L Ray-Ban USA and the bottom of the bridge is impressed B&L 1/10 12k GF which stands for "Gold Filled" and signifies that 1/10 of the metal in the frame is 12k gold which is of course the external plating. Rare.
Item VS601-1 / Price: SOLD
1A Step up another level beyond our already unequaled vintage condition standards with new old stock Ray-Ban 58mm 12k GF Kalichrome Outdoorsman shooter sunglasses c 1960s - 1970s in mint, unworn condition. Very rare to find.
Item VS601-1A / Price: $585.00
2 Identical in size, shape, and appearance but earlier in production c 1960s, the top of the nose bridge is impressed B&L Ray-Ban USA and the bottom of the bridge is impressed B&L 1/30 10k GO USA. The 10k GO (Gold Overlay) mark was soon replaced by the GF (Gold Filled) marks although they mean the same thing. Very rare.
Item VS601-2 / Price: $425.00
2A Step up another level beyond our already unequaled vintage condition standards with new old stock Ray-Ban 10k GO Kalichrome Outdoorsman sunglasses in mint, unworn condition. The top of the nose bridge is impressed B&L Ray-Ban USA and the bottom of the bridge is impressed B&L 1/30 10k GO USA. Very rare.
Item VS601-2A / Price: $585.00
3 Also identical in size, shape, and appearance and produced c 1960s - 1970s as the successor marks to the GO (Gold Overlay) impressed mark in item vs601-2, GF (Gold Filled) is the new designation used by Bausch & Lomb so here the nose bridge is impressed B&L Ray-Ban USA and the bottom of the bridge is impressed either B&L 1/20 10k GF or B&L 10k GF USA. Very rare.
Item VS601-3 / Price: $425.00
4 And finally still identical in size, shape, and appearance, Bausch & Lomb in the early to mid 1980s introduced what was to be their final marking convention for the 58mm Kalichrome Outdoorsman prior to the cessation of production in the late 1980s - early 1990s. Some B&L Ray-Ban aficionados believe this last generation was of even higher quality than the earlier production. The top of the nose bridge is impressed B&L Ray-Ban USA while the bottom of the bridge is impressed B&L 58 [] 14 USA.
Item VS601-4 / Price: $425.00
4A Step up another level beyond our already unequaled vintage condition standards with new old stock Ray-Ban 58mm Kalichrome Outdoorsman shooter sunglasses in mint, unworn condition. The top of the nose bridge is impressed B&L Ray-Ban USA while the bottom of the bridge is impressed B&L 58 [] 14 USA.
Item VS601-4A / Price: $485.00
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