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Unknown Mystery Zeiss Rifle Scope?
I originally addressed this to Claven2, but I am hoping that someone might have an answer for my Mystery Scope.
I recently came into a Karl Zeiss straitbarreled scope about 9 inches long. It looks about a 3-6 power with a knurled ring around the barrel about a 3rd of the way from the eye relief. This 1 inch wide knurled ring provides the adjustment. It doesn't have a elevation turret. It is very similar to the "Adalbert" Mauser scopes that I have seen previously otherwise.
It was brought back by a veteran of WWII and was received with a bunch of other German WWII stuff.
It is 9 inches long, made of brass, thick black paint covered with a wear mark on the end where an eye piece probably was previously. The reticule is a cross hair with nothing else (no distance hash marks). One last identifying feature is a small 1/3 ring shaped piece 1/3 rd of the way around the barrel with two screws holding it in place.
It says "Zeiss 12834" between the knurled ring and other 1/3 ring. I take this to be a serial number.
Would you or any other forum participants know anything about this scope??
Thanks and best regards,
R. A. Ditty - Jager 1945
Ditzler2000@yahoo.com
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09-11-2007 12:21 PM
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Could you post some pics of the scope?I have one down stairs that sounds very much as you've described. Its a Drilling scope used on a US 1938 Prototype, I'd be very interested if its the same model- Many thanks-SDH
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It sounds like a prewar Zeiss sporting scope due to the crosshair reticle and brass body. Like SDH mentioned, a pic would help to positively ID it....
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thanks SDH1911 and Steve1973
I will take a few pictures of it just as soon as I can find my camera cable and hook it up. If not I will use my camera phone and email them here.
How do I go about posting pics to this thread?
Lastly I forgot to mention, on the other side of the 1/4 ring one third of the way from the end of the scope, there is a small barrel (about 3/8ths of an inch high and 3/8ths inch in diameter) with a set screw at the end of the barrel. This must be the elevation adjustment. I haven't tried it yet.
Optics are a bit dark but clear (no Scratches).
Any ideas on what this would be worth if it is a drilling scope?
Thanks again,
Robert Ditty
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Hey Folks any Ideas- Zeiss Scope
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SDH1911 - Is That the Same Scope you Have?
Hi SDH1911,
Was that the same scope you said you have downstairs?
I posted a picture to the Forum String.
Thanks,
Bob