I doubt many shooters would realize the external adjustment Unertl scopes were made as late as 1985. Commercial production for rifle optics ended in 1985. took over further expanding the line and company. During WW2 Unertl provided the USMC with the 8x rifle scopes most casual observers are familiar with then post war continued on with new models. In 1936, Unertl left Fecker to start his own company. He was hired by the J.W Fecker telescope manufacturing company in Pitssburgh, PA where he later became the superintendent. In 1928 he and his family immigrated to the US. worked in the optical field while in the service with the German army in WW1. And if you ever looked into buying one you know they are expensive and no longer made. They know it’s “old” and they know it looks ancient and complex. They know Hathcock used one on his sniper rifle during his first tour in Vietnam. Few of them know much about them otherwise. The Unertl rifle scopes are something most shooters know about today thanks to the web and videogames.
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