Old Rifle Scopes,9780873418300

Old Rifle Scopes

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ISBN13: 9780873418300
ISBN10: 0873418301
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-06-01
Publisher(s): Krause Pubns Inc
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Summary

This comprehensive collector's guide takes aim at more than 120 scope makers and 60 mount makers, featuring photos and current market values for 300 scopes and mounts manufactured from 1890-1985. Company history of each maker is given, along with the scopes and/or mounts they manufactured.

Table of Contents

Contents 3(4)
Foreword 7(1)
History of Telescopic Sights 7(3)
Scope Mechanics 10(1)
Lens Systems
10(1)
Parallax Effects
11(1)
Exit Pupil and Eye Relief
12(1)
Field of View
13(1)
Lens Coatings
13(1)
Relative Brightness
14(1)
Chromatic Aberration
15(1)
Spherical Aberration and Curvature of Field
15(1)
Astigmatism and Distortion
16(1)
Resolving Power
16(1)
Scope Reticles
17(1)
Scope Identification and Values
18(1)
SECTION ONE: SCOPES 19(274)
P.O. Ackley
19(1)
Ajack Scopes
19(4)
American Import Co.
23(3)
American Instrument Co.
26(1)
L.M. Amidon (circa 1860-1875)
26(1)
Armsport Inc
27(1)
Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.
27(4)
Beeman
31(3)
Belding & Mull
34(2)
William Billinghurst (1807-1880)
36(1)
Boone Gunscope
37(1)
Norman S. Brockway (1841-1936)
38(1)
Browing Firearms Co.
39(2)
Buckeye Telescope
41(1)
Burris Scopes
41(4)
Busch
45(1)
Bushnell
46(11)
Casper Dasher
57(1)
Cataract Tool and Optical Co. (1880?-1901)
57(1)
John R. Chapman (circa 1840-1855)
57(1)
C & H Die Co.
58(1)
Collins Optical Co.
59(1)
Colt
59(1)
Continental
60(1)
Crosman
61(1)
Lawson C. Cummins
62(1)
Davidson
62(1)
Diana Imports (circa 1966)
63(1)
Edwards (circa 1945-1952)
63(1)
J.W. Fecker
63(3)
George H. Ferris (circa 1850-1865)
66(1)
Firearms International Corp.
67(1)
Fontaine
68(1)
R. Fuess
69(1)
Clark R. Gardner
69(2)
General Imports
71(1)
General Imports and Brokerage Co. scopes
72(2)
Gerard
74(1)
Goerz
74(1)
Carlos Gove (1817-1900)
75(1)
Helia (Kahles)
75(1)
Hensoldt
76(4)
Hertel & Reuss
80(1)
Herter's Inc
81(1)
J.C. Higgins (Sears, Roebuck and Co.)
82(2)
Hudson
84(1)
Hy-Score
85(3)
Interarms Inc.
88(1)
John Jamison
88(1)
Jana International
89(3)
Jason Empire
92(1)
Kahles (Helia)
93(4)
Kaps
97(3)
Kassner
100(1)
Kollmorgan Optical Co.
101(2)
L.E.S.
103(1)
Leatherwood Industries
103(2)
Leupold & Stevens
105(8)
R.A. Litschert/Davis
113(3)
Lyman Products Corp.
116(11)
William Malcolm
127(5)
Marble Arms Corp.
132(2)
Marlin Firearms Co.
134(4)
Midwest Precision Optical Co.
138(1)
Maxwell Smith Co.
138(2)
Seth Millard
140(1)
M.L. Mogg
140(1)
Morgan James
140(2)
O.F. Mossberg
142(9)
Adolf Neidner
151(1)
Noble
151(2)
Norman-Ford
153(2)
Rudolph Noske
155(2)
Oigee
157(1)
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
157(2)
Pacific Gunsight Co.
159(2)
Pan Technics
161(1)
Ed Paul (Tops Brand)
162(1)
Axel Peterson
162(1)
Pecar
163(1)
Rudolph Pechar
164(1)
Milton Peirce
165(1)
Precise Imports Corp.
165(3)
Realist Inc.
168(5)
Redfield
173(10)
Remington Firearms Co.
183(1)
Rural Manufacturing Co.
183(1)
Rudiger
183(1)
RWS
184(1)
Sanders
184(2)
Savage Firearms Corp.
186(4)
Scope Instruments Co.
190(1)
Selsi Co.
190(1)
John W. Sidle
191(3)
Simmons
194(5)
Fred L. Smith
199(1)
F.H. Souther
199(1)
Southern Precision (SPI-Optex)
199(2)
Sovereign Instrument Co.
201(1)
J. Stevens Arms Co.
202(23)
Stith
225(2)
Stoeger Imports
227(3)
Supra (Nickel)
230(3)
Swarovski Optik
233(3)
Swift Instruments Inc.
236(3)
Tasco
239(5)
Tradewinds
244(3)
Ultra Products
247(1)
Unertl Optical Co.
248(4)
United Binocular Co.
252(3)
Universal Firearms Corp.
255(2)
Verano Corp.
257(1)
Victor Augus
258(1)
Vollmer
258(1)
Voightlander
258(1)
Warner-Swasey
259(1)
Weatherby Firearms Co.
260(4)
W.R. Weaver
264(15)
Williams Gunsight Co.
279(3)
Winchester Repeating Arms Co.
282(4)
Wollensak Optical Co.
286(1)
Carl Zeiss
286(5)
Zephyr
291(2)
SECTION TWO: MOUNTS 293(96)
P.O. Ackley
293(1)
Akah mount
294(1)
G.N. Albree
295(1)
Allen
295(1)
Armstrong
296(1)
Bain & Davis
296(1)
Bausch & Lomb
296(2)
Belding & Mull
298(1)
Ed Bengert
299(1)
Boone (Tingsley Laboratories)
300(1)
Browning Arms Co.
301(1)
Browning Tools
301(1)
B-Square
302(1)
Maynard Buehler
302(2)
Burris
304(1)
Burton Arms
304(1)
Bushnell
305(2)
Christy
307(1)
Frank Clark
308(1)
Clearview Manufacturing Co.
308(1)
Collins
308(1)
Continental Arms
308(1)
Conetrol
309(1)
EAW
309(1)
ECHO (E.C. Herkner Co.)
310(1)
J.W. Fecker
311(1)
Firearms International Corp.
311(1)
Fisher
311(1)
Flaig's
312(1)
Folkmount
312(1)
Forester scope mount
313(1)
J.L. Galef & Son
313(1)
Griffin & Howe
313(3)
Grigsby mount
316(1)
Hart Arms Co.
316(1)
Herter's Inc.
316(1)
Heym
316(1)
Clarence A. Hill
317(1)
Holden
317(1)
Paul Jaeger
318(1)
Morgan James
319(1)
Jung-Williams
319(1)
Kesselring Gun Shop
320(1)
King-Pike
321(1)
W.B. Knoble
322(1)
Krico
323(1)
Kris Mounts
324(1)
Kruzell Gunsmithing Works
324(1)
Kuharsky Brothers
324(1)
Kwik-Site
325(1)
C.H. Lawson
325(1)
Leatherwood Enterprises
326(1)
Lehman (E.W.)
326(1)
Leupold & Stevens
327(5)
Lyman Corp.
332(4)
Malcolm
336(1)
Franklin W. Mann
337(1)
Marble Arms Corp.
338(1)
Marlin Firearms Co.
339(1)
Mashburn Arms Co.
340(1)
Miller Arms
341(1)
David Miller
342(1)
Millett Industries
342(1)
Montana
342(1)
O.F. Mossberg & Sons
343(1)
Mykrom
344(1)
Neidner Rifle Corp.
345(1)
Noske
346(1)
Numrich Arms Corp.
346(1)
Oakland Gun Service
347(1)
O'Neil-Hopkins
347(1)
Orchard Park Enterprises
348(1)
Pachmayr Gun Works
348(2)
Pacific Gunsight Co.
350(1)
Parker-Hale
351(1)
Harry M. Pope
351(1)
Precise Imports
351(1)
Realist
352(1)
Redfield Gunsight Co.
352(3)
Rifleman's Shop
355(1)
S&K Manufacturing
355(1)
Sako
356(1)
Santa Monica Gunshop
356(1)
Savage Arms Corp.
357(1)
Scope Instruments
357(1)
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
358(1)
Sheridan
358(1)
Sidle
359(1)
Andy Sorensen
360(1)
Southern Precision Instrument Co.
361(1)
Sovereign Instrument Co.
361(1)
J. Stevens Arms and Tool Co.
362(3)
Steyr
365(1)
M.L. Stith
366(2)
Stoeger Arms Corp.
368(2)
Tasco
370(1)
Thompson Center
370(1)
Tilden Manufacturing Co.
370(2)
Timney scope mounts
372(1)
Tradewinds Inc.
372(1)
Turner
372(1)
John Unerti Optical Co.
372(2)
Union Auto Specialities/L.W. Jordan
374(1)
United Binocular Co.
374(1)
Universal scope mount
374(1)
Van Wie scope mount
375(1)
Weather-Matic
375(1)
W. R. Weaver Co.
376(5)
Williams Gunsight Co.
381(5)
Winchester Repeating Arms Co.
386(3)
SECTION THREE: SCOPE ATTACHEMENTS 389(1)
Power Boosters
389(1)
Bushnell Booster
389(1)
Edwards Install-It-Yourself attachment
389(2)
Fecker High Power Eye-Piece
391(1)
Leupold High Power Converter
392(1)
Litschert/Davis Scope Attachments
393(2)
McRoy Target Scope Attachment
395(1)
Reticles
396(1)
Felver Peep Reticles
396(1)
T.K. Lee Co.
396(1)
Wally Siebert
396(1)
Accessories
396(1)
Heyer Scope Squares
396(1)
Port Erie Scope Protector
397

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