Marine Corps as the best field condition sniper scope with kills at 1000 yards reported. John Unertl founded the John Unertl Optical Company in 1934 and the company manufactured military The scope was marked "USMC SNIPER" and serialized from 1000 to 2775. These scopes were adopted by the USMC in early 1942 for use on These scopes are identical to the Unertl USMC 10x Sniper Scope, with the exception that they are calibrated in meters for 7. Would look good on a target rifle or Marine style sniper.
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The Unertl scope was recommended for adoption by Marine Corp. This scope is only issued to recon soldiers. This means that they are capable of magnifying an image to 10 times its size.
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Each one was accounted for and destroyedwe are talking about maybe 100 or less total. The Schmidt & Bender scope replaced the aging fixed 10x Unertl scope Marines have used for decades.
8X UNERTL SCOPE SERIAL NUMBER
It is serial number 1313, and I purchased it in December 2017 from the CMP Auction. UNERTL 10X USMC Sniper MST100 dayscopeU8 Description: USMC 10X UNERTL MST- dayscope. Lyman Super Targetspot 20 power Unertl rifle scope, Excellent condition. A few to FBI HRT, Uniformed Secret Service (White House Sniper/Counter Sniper Detail), DOE Security Teams and Dept. And with the current interest in vintage sniper rifles, just a working standard model Unertl scope in good condition can still bring $2,000 or more. The “Rifleman’s Rifle,” fitted with an 8X Unertl, was used by the military in long-range competition, then eventually by Marines in Vietnam. Unertl marine sniper scope 30-06 caliber, topped with an 8x Unertl scope.