Sniper Rifles: From the 19th to the 21st Century. Unertl Scope Parts eBay is also a good place to find parts for this vintage sniper rifle scope, and if you are consistent you will find nice surprises over time. The idea of paying 1,097.42 dollars for an optic in 1984 would be met with bug eye stares or loud laughter from the vast majority of people.
The one-round war: USMC scout-snipers in Vietnam. Serious collectionists are avid to find original Unertl scopes, and some models can reach quite hefty prices in the different auctions in which they’re sold. The invoice for a 10x Unertl USMC sniper scope from Unertl. Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms and Their Values. Stalkers and Shooters: A History of Snipers. Crosshairs on the Kill Zone: American Combat Snipers, Vietnam through Operation Iraqi Freedom. By 2008 the company had closed its doors. By 2006 the company had begun marketing firearms in addition to their line of scopes including a civilian copy of the Marine Corps MEU(SOC) pistol and the M40A3 Sniper Rifle. In the early 2000s the Marine Corps began phasing out Unertl Scopes in favor of other scopes like the Schmidt & Bender 3–12×50 Police Marksman II LP. I have an opportunity to purchase this scope but not sure it is authentic WWII Unertl 8x USMC Scope. Rocky Greene) and the headquarters was moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2002 the company was purchased by 21st Century Technology, Inc. The company was most notable for its MST-100 10X scope used by the USMC Scout-Sniper program and the first scope to use a Mil-Dot reticle. John Unertl founded the John Unertl Optical Company in 1934 and the company manufactured military sniper scopes during world War 2.