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Vintage Weaver Scope Question?
Hello
I recently Picked up a nice Savage Model 219 Single shot rifle chambered in .22 Hornet. It has an odd Weaver scope on it that has a 3/4" Tube and it Marked with G 4 Patented Weaver El Paso, Texas U. S. A. Below isa Picture link to this cope and if anyone can tell me when it was from I
sure would appreciate it. Regards, Hamemrdown
http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/Savage_219_Rifle_left_view.jpg
http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/Weaver_G-6.jpg
http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/Savage_219_Action.jpg
http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/Savage_219_Right_Receiver.jpg
Hello DJ
I appreciate your speedy answer. I am a bit confused though, as this scope has a 6 on it as G-6 and I assumed it to be a 6X scope ? I want to believe it is a True Pre-War scope because the rifle it is attached to is a Pre-War Gun and I would assume it was mounted in that Era. Any way to find out when this scope was made ? Thanks, Kurt
W.R. Weaver Co., was founded in 1930 in El Paso by William Ralph Weaver, a true pioneer and innovator in sport optics.
He died in 1975 and the company was sold off to mega-corporate giants who moved production to Japan and then later China. They still make good scopes, just not as good as the El Paso made ones.
That's a nice little 4x scope and if the optics are clean and un-abused, it should provide years of service. I buy as many old Weavers as I can find and afford and use them on many of my vintage rifles and rimfires. If I had to guess, I'd say that was a pre-1950 scope, by the adjustment mechanism. May even be pre-WWII.
I'm a little biased .....I live near the Weaver Estate, which is a residential landmark in these parts. My wife has several elderly relatives that worked for Weaver as lens grinders, assembly line workers, etc.
There are several Weaver collectors sites on the web. Also, there is an old man in El Paso that worked in the original factory that will do repairs and restorations.