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SS Double Claw Spare Scopes 8865C, 8398, and 4890

Nice scopes Brian. I don’t know what’s cooler, the SS double claw of SS short side rail.

It’s funny how single claws and double claws have the opposite issue. While none are easy to find, we see SS double claw scopes for sale but rarely the rifles. Meanwhile we see single claw rifles for sale but never scopes.

Thanks for sharing a good idea to start a thread tracking these scopes for people to match up. As long as you promise to not delete your posts Brian. Otherwise it becomes pointless. Lol
 
mdarnell19 said:
Nice scopes Brian. I don’t know what’s cooler, the SS double claw of SS short side rail.

It’s funny how single claws and double claws have the opposite issue. While none are easy to find, we see SS double claw scopes for sale but rarely the rifles. Meanwhile we see single claw rifles for sale but never scopes.

Thanks for sharing a good idea to start a thread tracking these scopes for people to match up. As long as you promise to not delete your posts Brian. Otherwise it becomes pointless. Lol
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Sure. I posted to share them and I am selling one to a friend. As far remove or changes goes. I will do whatever I want within the rules.
 
Georg, how many of your rings have been adjusted/moved like Brian's middle example? I have seen this on others and believe it from when they were mounted.
 
mdarnell19 said:
Georg, how many of your rings have been adjusted/moved like Brian's middle example? I have seen this on others and believe it from when they were mounted.
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Yes for two of the scopes. One is the one for rifle #18869C. I've posted some time ago here: https://www.k98kforum.com/threads/focal-adjustment-ss-double-claw-dow.53144/

k98zf39 said:
I think the movement may be from recoil.
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I don't think so. IMHO these scopes were supplied with a specially prepared (thicker?) area where the scope rings are supposed to be sitting. This can also be encountered with unmounted Argentine Zeiss Zielvier scopes; a thicker part where the rings would sit. With the dow+ there must had been some misscorrespondance with the placement of the bases on the receiver.
Another possibility would be that they were supplied already with rings fitted and they for whatever reason failed to keep the same distance and therefore had to be adjusted at Waffenwerke Brünn during fitting the rifles with the bases (since I am sure the SS would rather have the scopes worked upon a second time than to make differences in the base spacing).
 
Absolut said:
Yes for two of the scopes. One is the one for rifle #18869C. I've posted some time ago here: https://www.k98kforum.com/threads/focal-adjustment-ss-double-claw-dow.53144/


I don't think so. IMHO these scopes were supplied with a specially prepared (thicker?) area where the scope rings are supposed to be sitting. This can also be encountered with unmounted Argentine Zeiss Zielvier scopes; a thicker part where the rings would sit. With the dow+ there must had been some misscorrespondance with the placement of the bases on the receiver.
Another possibility would be that they were supplied already with rings fitted and they for whatever reason failed to keep the same distance and therefore had to be adjusted at Waffenwerke Brünn during fitting the rifles with the bases (since I am sure the SS would rather have the scopes worked upon a second time than to make differences in the base spacing).
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I thought these were done at an arms depot and not at waffenfabrique Brunn.
 
No, the period documents clearly state these rifles are supplied by SS to Waffenwerke Brünn to be converted to sniper rifles. This is without doubt. SSZZA2 was only to accept those afterwards.
 
Absolut said:
Another possibility would be that they were supplied already with rings fitted and they for whatever reason failed to keep the same distance and therefore had to be adjusted at Waffenwerke Brünn during fitting the rifles with the bases (since I am sure the SS would rather have the scopes worked upon a second time than to make differences in the base spacing).
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This is the theory I believe. Makes sense.

And yes, as Georg pointed out, the SS Double claws were assembled by Brunn. Not SS depots.
 
I helped a friend today with a scope for his SS Single Rune SS Double Claw. Was extremely interested to see which scope would fit. These scopes all fit differently and are truly a custom fit item. One scope out of the four fit his rifle. Was truly surprised. His rifle is very similar to mine and just a couple of numbering location differences due to the time period made.. Great rifle. Glad we found a scope to fit rifle. Second photo of both our rifles together.

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