Old German Scope Info

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Hey all,

Recently inherited a rifle from my grandfather and the scope on it is a bit of an "oddball". He said he bought it around 1960 from a friend who travelled to Germany and came back with a couple of these riflescopes. The manufacturer is "Krombach Wetzlar" and the model is the "Eagle 2 S 2.5x23". It has the German style T-post reticle.

Anyone know the history on these? Are they known as well-made scopes, or just a run-of-the-mill type? The glass is still super clear compared to my newer scopes.

Thanks!



 
About all I think that I can help with is the second part of that name - "Wetzlar" was an area or a city in Germany - must have had several scope makers - I have two "Hensoldt Wetzlar" marked scopes here. I believe that the company "Zeiss" is or was headquartered at Wetzlar and may have bought out or was re-formed (created) from some of the other area scope makers.

It is possible that your scope has a 26 mm tube, not a 1" tube - so those Weaver rings would be stamped 1.024" on the bottom surface of their saddle, where the scope tube sits on.

I do not know about your scope, but I do not expect either of mine to be "sealed". But the quality of the glass is absolutely amazing to me - is a significant step up from the 70's and 80's Bushnell and Weaver scopes that I have. The latest Leupold VX Freedoms are getting close to that same glass quality, I think, or Leupold has done something with coatings to get to that level.

Also, under those turrets - mine have 4 slotted screws - one is silver and three are black - is not "adjustable" in the way this prairie boy expected - a more knowledgeable CGN person has passed on the instructions, that once were commonly known, to adjust these Hensoldt scopes. I do not know what you will find on yours.
 
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Potashminer said:
... I do not know about your scope, but I do not expect either of mine to be "sealed"....

Also, under those turrets - mine have 4 slotted screws - one is silver and three are black - is not "adjustable" in the way this prairie boy expected - a more knowledgeable CGN person has passed on the instructions, that once were commonly known, to adjust these Hensoldt scopes. I do not know what you will find on yours.
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Thanks for all the info!!

When you say not "sealed", do you mean that it may fog up during a hunt vs. the newer scopes that are internally purged?

For adjustments, this one has the typical windage and elevation adjustment knobs that can be worked with a coin ... BUT ... They have no markings or clicks, so it it very trial and error.
 
"not sealed" - I just do not know if they were purged and then had gas tight seals - so I do expect mine to "fog up" inside when going from cold to warm back to cold again - but i do not know that for mine, and never had one like yours to know about it. For sure older Weavers like the 60 series would - I had that happen several times with them - usually clears off if left in the cold. Not talking about fogging on outside of lens - like from breathing on it.
 
Talk to Phil at trace scope repair he should be able to help with some of the questions!!
 
fwiw 'Carl Wetzlar' optics were made in various plants in Japan. adding the name 'Wetzlar' is no assurance that the optic was (or was not) made in Wetzlar.
 
Lightning Rod said:
this might be the company
maybe worth an email for more info

https://www.krombach-optik.de/
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Your right on the mark … I emailed the company and they validated that they are the company who manufactured it back in the 1960s. They haven’t made riflescopes since 1976, and now make laboratory and medical glass … which makes sense why the glass is so high quality on this scope
 
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