zf41 scope v Weaver 330
- Thread starter 4V50 Gary
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No W.W. II scope was sealed with nitrogen. Supposedly first invented by Leupold in 1947, according to this guy.
http://firearmshistory.blogspot.ca/2015/02/all-about-scopes-vii.html
http://firearmshistory.blogspot.ca/2015/02/all-about-scopes-vii.html
Do you mean ZF41, the 1.5X "Scout" type scope that mounts at the rear sight, or do you mean ZF39, the 4X traditional type scope that mounts over the receiver? The ZF39 is closer to the Weaver in function.
I have a post war Henzolt Wetzlar mounted on a Yugo reworked K98, in a reproduction High Turret mount. Mine is not exactly a ZF39, but very close, the only real difference is the focus. Mine is a collar near the rear ring, the ZF39 is a knob on the elevation turret.
The glass on it is excellent. None of the WW2 era German scopes were sealed, the turret and claw mounts of the era were solid rings, intended to be soldered in place, and the scope had to be taken apart to be mounted in the rings.
They also did not have windage adjustments, the windage zero was set with the mounts.
I have a post war Henzolt Wetzlar mounted on a Yugo reworked K98, in a reproduction High Turret mount. Mine is not exactly a ZF39, but very close, the only real difference is the focus. Mine is a collar near the rear ring, the ZF39 is a knob on the elevation turret.
The glass on it is excellent. None of the WW2 era German scopes were sealed, the turret and claw mounts of the era were solid rings, intended to be soldered in place, and the scope had to be taken apart to be mounted in the rings.
They also did not have windage adjustments, the windage zero was set with the mounts.
I meant the one that mounts on the rear sight base, the zf41. Thanks for your insights on the other one. Wonder why the Germans didn't put a wood cheekpiece on it like the British did with the SMLE No. 4(T). Yeah, they can still use the iron sights, but still awkward with the glass.