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Title: Something you don't see everyday
Post by JK on Oct 29^th, 2010 at 1:03pm

Norwegian sniper scope. I have not mounted it to a rifle yet, so I just set it in place to see how it would look.
The case is a home-made reproduction.

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Title: Re: Something you don't see everyday
Post by Ned Butts on Oct 30^th, 2010 at 12:33am

Very nice!! Where did you come across that?

Title: Re: Something you don't see everyday
Post by JK on Oct 30^th, 2010 at 2:13am

A friend of a very good friend helped me . Actually this was one of three I have seen for sale in the past few years.

Title: Re: Something you don't see everyday
Post by vonfatman on Oct 30^th, 2010 at 3:08am

Nice rifle too! Thanks for sharing!

Bob

Title: Re: Something you don't see everyday
Post by JK on Oct 30^th, 2010 at 3:45am

The rifle was made in 1897 by Steyr for Norway, and later converted in Norway to a 22 caliber military trainer.

Title: Re: Something you don't see everyday
Post by mussonor on Oct 31^st, 2010 at 8:05pm

Hi.

The scope is one out of 1000 delivered to Norway in the years round 1910.
They do appear in auctions now and then, here is two samples:

Here is a carabine with the scope:
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And a single scope:
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