Unidentified scope-military?

[Patrick Chadwick]

Dear Experts,

I hope this is not considered too far off topic, but I thought that, as there is some considerable scope know-how on this forum, here would be a good place to start.

A friend asked me if I had any idea as to the origin of an old rifle scope. There is no maker's name, type designation etc. The only marking is the number, on the right side of the scope (when you look at the pictures, the scope is LEFT-handed, i.e. the horizontal adjustment is on the left. The word number is abbreviated to No in the English fashion, with a tiny stroke under the o, and not Nr for Nummer (as would be expected for a German scope), so I am assuming that it comes from the English-speaking world.

It has several features that make me think it might be of military origin:

1) It seems very heavy for its size: 632 gm / 1lb 6.2oz
2) There is a recoil ring formed in front of the adjustment block.
3) The covers opposite the screw adjustment drums have been staked.
4) The horizontal adjustment drum is calibrated -10...0...+10 (minutes?).
5) The front ring is adjustable for the basic horizontal position.
6) The vertical adjustment is NOT in constant angular increments, but the drum is calibrated 0..1.. (no 2)..3..4 up to 14. And the spacing increases as the numbers increase. I.e. a RANGE calibration. Maybe in hundreds of yards?
7) Low magnification -about 3?
8) Normal hunting-style reticle (interrupted horizontal bar, pointed vertical bar.

As my last attempt to attach pictures resulted in losing the entire post, I am posting this without pictures, to make sure that you at least get the text, and will then try again with pictures.

Patrick

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