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AJACK scope
New member to forum from TX.
I have a AJACK scope that my father obtained during WWII off the German sniper he shot out of a tree.
This scope was brought home and then mounted on a 1948 Winchester Model 70 30-06 in 1952 where it remained for 50+ years until he decided to put a scope that better suited his eyesight.
I shot my first dear with this scope and many more after that. I know sentimental value does not tranfer to selling value.
Can someone help with additional infomation (manf date) and a value for this scope?
AJACK 4X90
s/n 46527
Large white + sign on turrent
Scope has excellent optics and was resealed a few years back. Have reciept somewhere.
Scope ring scratches and rub marks from the gun case but tube in better than good condition for being 70 years old. IMO.
I know everyone wants pictures but I just got off a 12 hour night shift so time for bed. I'll look at the "how to" when I get up.
Also have the Stith Mount for the scope to be mounted on the Win 70. Any value to the mount?
Thanks in advance.
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07-18-2014 08:36 AM
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I have 4x90 Ajack sn. 51974 on a 98K high turret sniper rifle that was made in January 1945. The scope does not match the rifle but it is exactly as found in 1945. I researched a bit with those "in the know" and was advised that the telescope was manufactured in 1943. The rifle is near new condition and the scope is perfect inside but has some water spot damage on the external blue finish. Apparently they were pairing up new rifles with whatever was available that late in the war.
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I have since found out more about the scope. When it was mounted on the model 70 the recticle was changed to crosshairs and the mounts cut off. I know it is no longer original but it must still have value. Been told it might bring $300 on a good day.
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AJACK scope history
Might not be the correct forum but I wanted this story told. the scope has been sold to someone in this forum so thanks for any input.
“Capture” of AJACK Scope S/N 46527
The “capture” of German AJACK Scope S/N 46527 as told to son, Kenneth W. Goodman, by Robert L. “Tex” Goodman, 14th Armored Division, 45th Infantry.
Drafted out of Texas A & M University in 1943, which at that time was a Military Academy. Anyone with an IQ of over 125 was drafted and sent to The University of Cincinnati to study Physics in preparation of going to the Pacific theater. Sometime along the way things changed.
Robert “Tex” Goodman landed in Marseilles, France, on the 29th of October 1944 with the 45th Infantry Division, attached to the 14th Armored Division.
In Jan of 1945, as the 14th pushed through France towards the German border, they met heavy resistance near the German border around the town of Rittershoffen, France.
Near Rittershoffen he was involved in one of the bloodiest tank battles of the war.
It was during this time the scope was “captured”.
He had been trained in demolition so he and his group were tasked with blowing holes through the “Dragon’s Teeth” that the Germans had built to stop the advancement of vehicles, primarily tanks.
There were wide cleared areas before and after the “Dragon’s Teeth”. This left anyone crossing the area in full view of the German snipers. After loosing some of their buddies to sniper fire the group decided something had to be done.
“Tex” being a tall lanky boy from Texas and apparently the fastest running of the group, volunteered for the task. Sneak across open fields at night and ambush the snipers.
He crawled across approximately 200 meters of open ground a few hours before dawn and concealed himself in the brush about 10 meters inside the German brush line.
There he waited.
Near dawn the German snipers would position themselves in the trees and wait for a target.
As he lay there waiting he heard two snipers walk within a few meters of his hiding place. He waited as one sniper moved on and the other climbed a tree not far from where he was hiding.
As the German sniper climbed the tree and before he could get settled in, “Tex” pointed his M1 Garand in the direction of the noise he had been hearing and squeezed the trigger.
The muzzle flash from the first round illuminated his target. The second round put the German sniper on the ground.
He grabbed the German rifle, believed it to be a 98 Mauser, and it high tailed it back towards the American lines. By then all hell broke loose and he had to dodge fire from both sides. He arrived back on the American side safe and unharmed, but a little un-nerved.
He removed the scope from the rifle and managed to ‘smuggle” it home as a war trophy.
The fate of the rifle is unknown.
As a member of the 45th Infantry attached to the 14th Armored Division they became know as the “Liberators”. Having liberated thousands of Allies from concentration camps, primarily Stalag XIII and Oflag XIII (officer POW camp).
Of the face to face confrontations he had, he most regrets having to shoot a big black German Shepard, that one of the German guards at Stalag XIII turned loose on him, shortly before he shot the guard who would not surrender even though most of the other guards were long gone.
At the end of the war he returned to Texas A&M to complete his degree in civil engineering in 1948. Because of the two year lapse while in the military even though he graduated in ’48 his group is considered the Class of ’46. Don’t mess with any of the Class of ’46. They have been there, done that and won’t take crap off of anyone.
In 1952 the scope was sent to a gunsmith where it had the reticle changed, the mounts removed, reblued and then mounted on a 1948 Winchester Model 70 30/06.
I do not know how many deer have made it to the table while my dad was using the scope. I do know I shot my first deer and many more after that with that scope.
The scope was refurbished a few years back, but due to failing eyesight he put a newer scope on the Model 70.
Even though he is still with us at 89 he is one of the few remaining members of the “Greatest Generation”. I will miss him when that time comes.
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I don't see as the forum matters, thanks for the story...
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Would like to let ya'll know that we lost my Dad,Robert Lee Goodman, just prior to Thanksgiving due to complications from a stroke, his forth stroke. He died at the VA Hospital here in Houston. The VA did a great job of taking care of him the two weeks he was in the hospital.When he finally passed they treated him with the utmost respect and covered him with the American flag when they wheeled him out. I found out he was awarded two Bronze Stars while overseas, something we did not know. Also found out he had been carrying a piece of shrapnel in his leg all these years.Any of you VETS please pass your stories to your kids, don't wait until it's too late, they need to know and will never judge you for what you may have done.
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Belated condolences for your dad, sad to see another one go. Mine went back in '92...couldn't even wait for the 50th of D Day...
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