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Very nice set. Congratulations.

I believe this is one of the French made kov scopes. They are often seen with the markings unfinished.

I think it is possible.

It is believed the late mounts, ones issued after the middle of 1944, are not numbered to the rifle serial#. One reason for this theory is that no mounts with 5-digit L-block are found, although several byf44 L-block K98k-Zf41 exist. I also have the rifle 63105 L in my possession, and I must...

Unlike the other German scopes (4-power or so), it is easy to take the scope and the mount of the ZF41 apart if you have an appropriate screwdriver. So, it is natural to think many were tempted to take them apart if one has any reason. I don’t think the Germans have made any damages to the screw...

The designation "ZF40" was originally intended to use with the next coming German self-loading rifles. This decision was made much earlier than when the G41 was officially introduced in Dec. 1942. When the G41 rifles were ready, some were ordered to equip mount rails, and cxn was ordered to...

Thank you for the photos. I will answer your questions one by one, if I can.

Thank you for the photos. I have seen another boxed dym some time ago. Its serial was 2142. I guess this is the way dym factory had sent their scopes out. I am thinking to add these data in my database. If there is any problem, please let me know.

The only way to verify the combination of the scope and the rifle is the rifle# marked on the side of the rear mount arm. And since it is said they have stopped numbering the mount from the late byf44s, I guess there is no way to tell if the scope is original to the late byf44 rifle or not. And...

Thanks for the photos! Just brilliant set!! Please let me add the data to my database. Is your rifle byf44? I see no rifle# on the mount.

So your scope is a ZF40-41/1? Would you show me the photos of the markings? And as for the tool, I guess the ones for type2 and type3 (ZF41/1) are in same size, and they are larger than the ones for type1.

Thank you for your kind words. My wish is to find out the fact and share it with the others. I have no intention of spreading “my own theory”. I am always ready to change my opinion when facing a new information, but I cannot stand an information from an unreliable source. When I have started...

Beautiful bmj! Thanks for sharing and happy new year to you!

Thank you for the information. I presume the early ZF40 scopes produced from 15.08.1942 were ZF40*s marked with "O". That is shown in my database.

Thank you val! Beautiful bmj!

There is no doubt they were not used as "sniper rifles" in the late war. So that is the reason they did not number the mount. Perhaps that is the fact. I must confess I have never seen a 5-digit L block numbered mount. Still, I do not understand why they had to issue so many scoped rifles (sure...

The ZF41 manual "D136/1" was printed as "D136" when it was issued at the date 10 Feb. 1942. It was renamed as "D136/1" when the manual "D136/2 Karabiner 98k mit handelsüblichen Zielfernrohren" was published at the date 23 Feb. 1943. No statement on this is found, but we can see that since it was...

Sure you cannot find the statement in my site because there is none. The Merkblatt 25/4 "Anleitung für die Ausbildung und den Einsatz von Scharfschützen" is dated May 1943. You can find that in my site. It is quite interesting that some people tend to ignore my information and find information...

Beautiful scope, perfect set. The "O" on the mount is not a lubricant marking but a letter suffix of the rifle serial#. So the rifle number is "8074 O". I believe it is just as it was during the war. It was originally issued with a matching container also numbered "8074 O", too bad they were...

This is the source of the diagram. http://zielfernrohr.b.la9.jp/zielfernrohr095004-2.pdf It is here in my site. http://zielfernrohr.b.la9.jp/zielfernrohr_095.htm If you want to see the pictures of the inside, there are excellent photos of the Type1 in a Japanese website by AKIRA...