Need help with a older german scope

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01-14-2004, 02:36 PM

Spike

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Need help with a older german scope

I picked up a pre-64 winchester with a scope and would like to find out about the scope. The make is HENSOLT WETZLAR.
On the eye side it says Ziel-Dialyt 5x

01-14-2004, 02:40 PM

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RE: Need help with a older german scope

I was told it might be the company that was before Ziess. I think it was made in 1937. Thanks for any help

01-17-2004, 05:47 AM

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RE: Need help with a older german scope

CD,
Hensoldt was among the first European scope to show up in the US, along with Zeiss. Hensoldt is a very company which is now a subsidary of Zeiss. Zeiss binocular and riflescope production largely from Hensoldt ag in Wetzlar. I think you will find that this scope was imported somewhere around 1953. Hensoldt was last cataloged in the US in 1968. I have had some dealings with a 8x that was valued at $200-$300