Germany
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This page details all information about night vision specific to Germany.
Manufacturers
- Harder Digital
Laws
Certain gun-mounted equipment is prohibited by the Waffengesetz § 2.3[1] & annex 2[2][3].
According to annex 2 nr. 1.2.4.2 gun-mounted night vision attachments & sights are prohibited if they include an electronic image converter or an image intensifier.
Note:
- Image converters include infrared and thermal.
- Naturally, attaching regular night vision devices to the gun (e.g. duct taping) is also prohibited.
- Allthough cameras are image converters to an extent they don't seem to strictly fall under this category.
- Recently, hunting became exempt from this rule, with ownership & usage of night vision attachments and sights becoming legal for bearers of a hunting license for the sole purpose of hunting. This change might not have been implemented yet in the laws of the different federal states.
According to annex 2 nr. 1.2.4.1 gun-mounted devices that illuminate the target (e.g. flashlights) or mark the target (e.g. lasers) are prohibited.
Note:
- This includes light in the non-visual spectrum.
- Naturally, attaching regular flashlights or laser pointers to the gun (e.g. duct taping) is also prohibited.
- Allthough universal adapters aren't strictly prohibited, there have been alleged cases where the combination of a universal adapter "next to" a compatible flashlight have been interpreted as illegal attachment.
