Bavarian CP Goerz x3 scope

[Le mulot]

Hello,
just arrived, this nice German scope for gewehr.
It’s for a lateral mount with distance drum 200, 400 and 600 meters.
The only lateral scope for Bavarian army.
I think it’s quite an early model (end of 1915 I suppose)
thanks for watching
le mulot

 

[Absolut]

Thanks for the pictures! A bit odd is that yours has the Bavarian elevation markings, but lacks the Bavarian leather cap as well as the hole in the front ring where this front leather cap was affixed to. I checked my three Bavarian and two Prussian Goerz "Single Claw" scopes and strictly all follow the rule in that the front ring has the hole for the leather cap fixture whereas the Prussian ones lack it. Could it possibly be someone swapped the elevation markings disc on your scope or is the hole simply not visible in your pictures?

Attached a link to a scope comparison of Prussian versus Bavarian I did some years back: https://www.k98kforum.com/threads/goerz-single-claw-scopes.34748/

 

[Amberg]

Agreed.
Dial is/was Bavarian, the scope Prussian.
Look at a the screwheads. The scope was reworked, messed with.

 

[Le mulot]

Thanks for your answers.
You are totally right.
this scope has been found in Belgium and has never been in any collection. It was very superficially
rusted and I’ve cleaned it Personally. Could it be a period repair even if two states (Prussia and Bavaria)
have been melted?
This scope had a chock at the eye lense. Could have it been return to a workshop and been cannibalized
for an other one?
le mulot

 

[Le mulot]

News about my scope. It seems to be a Prussian scope with Bavarian distance drum.
But it’s not the only one.
Dieter Storz, in his book « Rifle and Carbine 98 » shows the same case.
A Prussian scope with a Bavarian drum.
It looks as if it happened sometimes

 

[Absolut]

I'd tend to think that if it was done in the field then by a skilled armorer, what furthermore means that the screw heads would not be as damaged as on the sample in Storz book. It cannot be outruled that they were replacements in the field, on the other hand it is much more likely that someone used another elevation ring as donor.

Don't get me wrong, your scope nevertheless is very rare and in nice condition. It is a great piece to own, and maybe one day you find another opposite mixed scope and you can swap back the elevation rings.