Help needed with 03A4 with Lyman Scope - Post Retical

**CSM14thBN** · 04-06-2011 07:22 AM

Would an ALaskan Lyman with serial # B 4960 be correct for an M1C and if so WWII or post war rebuild?

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**Seaforth72** · 08-31-2015 09:48 PM

James (bightonknioght):

On your ALASKAN marked military scope with tapered post reticle, would you please carefully check:

1. The serial number on the tube, in tiny numbers just after the word ALASKAN. You describe it as 5435 but I suspect that it is 3435 based upon your photo.

2. You did not show any engraved markings on the side of the tube. Does it actually say M82 on this one?

3.Is there a stock number 83374 or possibly 84373 engraved on the side of the tube below an army serial number?

Thank you.

**Brightonknight** · 12-30-2015 06:59 AM

Hi,

Sorry about the slow reply. The Alasken scope shown serial number is 5435. This scope only has commercial markings. The first scope tube brought into the program were serial #4900-5200 supposedly. The elevation/windage blocks were had "Telescope-M-73" ground off, with the numbers 7634671 stamped on. One of the blocks still has part of 73 on it. The recital is the single long sniper post, without any crosshair. The caps are marked properly. An odd scope that I got with the Wollensak scope shown above and a Weaver M73B1 scope when I bought my 03A4 back in the early 1980s. Below are a couple of pictures of the Alaskan serial number and commercial markings.