HuskyDude - we differ as to what is "old" - William R. Weaver founded the Weaver company in El Paso, Texas in 1930's (?) He died in 1975. W.R.Weaver's company, among other things, made scopes for USA Army in WWII. Weaver Co. was bought by OLIN Mathieson Chemical Company in March 1968. There were other owners - apparently that company and brand were bought and sold subsequently. Currently owned by ATK (Vista Outdoors) - they bought Weaver in 2008 from Meade Optics. ATK also owns Tasco, Redfield, Bushnell, Simmons and perhaps other brands of scopes.
https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/n...l-paso-scopes-sold-throughout-world/74359742/
https://www.weaveroptics.com/weaveroptics-learn/w-about-us.html
So, to some of us, an "old" Weaver scope will have been made in El Paso, Texas. About the pinnacle of those times was the series that ended in -I, or -II - "dash one", or "dash two" - so like K6-I, etc. - with the word "MICRO-TRAC" on the top turret, left side. I have such a scope on a 1955 Winchester Model 70 - it says "V9-I USA" on top, just ahead of the power ring. What I consider an "older" 3-9x40 Weaver scope. I am not a 100% sure that the Weaver company made any variable powered scopes when William R. Weaver was the boss - but I could be very wrong about that. All of the earlier Weaver scopes here - K2.5, K3, K4, K6 say "El Paso" - this V9-I says "USA" - so I do not know the significance of that.
Is an example of a company that made products and establishes a reputation - then the company name and brand is subsequently bought and sold, and what product is currently sold under that brand name has pretty much nothing to do with the products, facilities and organization that built the reputation originally - for good or for bad.
