To give modern performance to these old style scopes, we have utilized modern lens coatings and manufacturing practices. The only difference with our Malcolm Optics is the glass. They are known for their 10× fixed-power scopes that were used on the Marine Corps' M40 rifle and made famous by Marine Corps Scout Sniper Carlos Hathcock during the Vietnam War. The company continued in business until WWII, even though some new optical technologies, which would make these telescopic steel tube scopes obsolete.Īs a tribute to William Malcolm, our modern Malcolm vintage reproduction scopes are constructed to same specs with the general look and feel of the original scopes. was a manufacturer of telescopic sights in the United States from 1934 until 2008. By the turn of the 20 th Century, Malcolm had become the leading scope manufacturer in the U.S. Born of the Marine Corps’ elite National Match rifle teams, the story of the National Match M1903 and M1903A1 Unertl sniper rifle are one and the same as it was from the former that the. He understood that a riflescope must be properly constructed to hold zero. The most iconic sniper rifle of the Second World War, the USMC M1903A1 8x Unertl equipped sniper rifle was the backbone of Marine snipers in WWII and Korea. The lower portion of the yoke fits the cylindrical column of a. The scope rests in a yoke enabling easy insertion and removal of the telescope from the tripod. The Unertl Spotting Scope is a high-quality scope, and is mostly made from aluminum alloy with a light gray, wrinkle paint finish. In 1855, William Malcolm started building riflescopes. The Unertl 100 mm Spotting Scope mounted on its tripod. However it would not be until the mid 1800s that rifles became sufficiently accurate to require a telescopic sight. This site is dedicated to Unertl and Lyman TargetSpot scopes with external adjustments. These had all the optical quality that was necessary for a rifle telescope.
Good terrestrial telescopes were being built by the early 1700’s.