finally pick up a M1C (MC-52), been looking at them since i was a kid looking in my fathers books
like most things of that era, especially marine corps the build was a mash-up of available parts they made work
they did wind up using 2-3 versions (depending on what books you cite) of the same civilian scope
originally they used the Kollmorgan sniper scope MC1 M1952 which was really a Bear cub with non-capped/ target turrets and some markings
sometime during procurement, the target turrets vanished and regular coin slot scopes were used
originally raised turret MC1 scopes are like finding bigfoot, and if you do find them once every 4-5 years they are already sold for 4-5K.
i have the period correct scope but of course, im always looking, like we all do
although both used;
top scope while correct is not the original solicitation...bottom scope has target turrets
long story short, does anyone know of a reproduction company that specializes in old obscure optics
like most things of that era, especially marine corps the build was a mash-up of available parts they made work
they did wind up using 2-3 versions (depending on what books you cite) of the same civilian scope
originally they used the Kollmorgan sniper scope MC1 M1952 which was really a Bear cub with non-capped/ target turrets and some markings
sometime during procurement, the target turrets vanished and regular coin slot scopes were used
originally raised turret MC1 scopes are like finding bigfoot, and if you do find them once every 4-5 years they are already sold for 4-5K.
i have the period correct scope but of course, im always looking, like we all do
although both used;
top scope while correct is not the original solicitation...bottom scope has target turrets
long story short, does anyone know of a reproduction company that specializes in old obscure optics
