Come from the SMLE side - no knowledge of Springfields and not connected in any way with the following.

Saw today a nice looking rifle Springfield 30 - 06 with a very nice Unertl scope. The scope was 14 power, 3/4"ish tube, stamped 'Sniper' over 'USMC' over the Unertl badge, no spring, but with Unertl mounts.

Circa £4000/$6000!!!

I am used to seeing 4T's and L42's at breathtaking prices and do know a little about Unertl target/varmint scopes (have a Programmer) but:-

1. Did US snipers use 14x?

2. What era would this have been used, and where?

3. Is it particularly rare?

4. Is this the current Market?

5. Any other observations?

I realise I could probably scour this forum and probably answer most of these questions but hope all will bear with my shortcutting.

Regards
John
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