Trying to identify a scope?

[mrclark303]

Morning all,

My Father in Law dug out an old scope he used in conjunction with a micro meter set up back in the late 1960's for target shooting, any ideas as to its origin?

He is from a post war austerity generation that adapted and adopted whatever rifles and kit could be found for target work from the mid 1950's onward, generally Milsurp in origin, his old rough shooting jacket was a 1942 dated Denison smock for instance ... before I sold it for him for £££! a few years back.

it appears to be 4x15 or 20 and focused on infinity with a reasonably fine cross hair reticle, approx 21cm (8") in length with a 1" diameter tube.

Was this scope slaved and bore sighted to launcher/medium calibre gun of some kind, or was it civilian in origin?

Any ideas team Milsurps??

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[browningautorifle]

It looks like a sight for perhaps tank or arty...direct line of sight type? The regular sights have a retical pattern with lead lines.

[Peter Laidler]

I'd tend to go along with BAR. There's no FoV worth speaking of and the lack of external adjustments means that it has to be fitted into an adjustable cradle. So as a co-ax sight alongside another larger calibre gun. A bit like the No42/53 although that was for the coaxial BESA

[mike1967]

Its a good brand- Hensolt. But then again its misspelled, should read Hensoldt.

[emmagee1917]

Might have even been mounted on a piece of surveying or targeting equipment.
Chris

[mike1967]

Its a good brand- Hensolt. But then again its misspelled, should read Hensoldt.

Actually it says Hiensolt, so I'm wrong.

[Peter Laidler]

You could actually clarify things by telling the flock exactly what it does say on the ocular bell-end

[mrclark303]

Evening all, thanks for the feedback, unfortunately the wording on the piece is poorly stamped and you can actually see more in the macro picture displayed than looking at it in person.

I wonder if this is actually a component of civilian surveying apparatus of some sort...

[browningautorifle]

civilian surveying apparatus

Maybe, but I thought they had a focus arrangement? Anyway, it looks completely different from the ones I can find. early surveying scope - Google Search

[mrclark303]

It's unusual we can outright identify something here, but after speaking to my Father in Law last night to get some background, he seems to recall this scope was originally bought from Parker Hale as a second hand Military scope in the late 1940's.

It seems PH sold quite a few various assorted ex military scopes to the civilian market back then, along with an assortment of micro meter adjustable mounts.

He bought it from a mate in the mid 1960's.