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Model 1913 Warner & Swasey Telescopic Musket Sights (5.2x Power) Serial # 3544 c/w M1908 Pattern Leather Carrying Case (Mfg in 1917 by RIA - Rock Island Arsenal)
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Model 1913 Warner & Swasey Telescopic Musket Sights (5.2x Power) Serial # 3544 c/w M1908 Pattern Leather Carrying Case (Mfg in 1917 by RIA - Rock Island Arsenal)
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Pocket for "stamped sheet metal" sight adjusting wrench.
M1908 Pattern Leather Carrying Case (Mfg in 1917 by RIA - Rock Island Arsenal)
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M1908 Pattern Leather Carrying Case (Mfg in 1917 by RIA - Rock Island Arsenal)
Inspector Initials = T.C.C.
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M1908 Pattern Leather Carrying Case (Mfg in 1917 by RIA - Rock Island Arsenal)
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Inside the M1908 Pattern Leather Carrying Case (Mfg in 1917 by RIA - Rock Island Arsenal)
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Unknown Initials "GR"
M1908 Pattern Leather Carrying Case (Mfg in 1917 by RIA - Rock Island Arsenal)
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Unknown Initials "HJ"
M1908 Pattern Leather Carrying Case (Mfg in 1917 by RIA - Rock Island Arsenal)
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Unknown Initials "HJ"
M1908 Pattern Leather Carrying Case (Mfg in 1917 by RIA - Rock Island Arsenal)
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Constructed of black painted steel and bronze, using two brass data plates.
Weight 2 1/4 lbs with a 1 1/2" eye relief.
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Range Elevation (left wheel) and Windage Drift (right wheel) Dials
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Range dial graduated 0-3,000 yards in 20 yard divisions. Sight is zeroed on rifle at 500 yards, using bisecting technique of service rifle sight and reticule cross hairs of musket sight.
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Individual graduations on drift dial equal 1" change on target at 100 yards (1 MoA). There are 38 points left and 46 points right of drift correction.
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Manufacturer's Data - Warner & Swasey factory serial # 3544 located here and also stamped on outside of sight body.
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Manufacturer's Data - Warner & Swasey factory serial # 3544 located here and also stamped on outside of sight body.
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Eyepiece is completely dried out and brittle due to age. Three holes were originally punched in rubber eye piece to alleviate suction problems, due to tight 1 1/2" eye relief.
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Constructed of black painted steel and bronze, using two brass data plates.
Weight 2 1/4 lbs with a 1 1/2" eye relief.
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The Plate scale is merely the drift of the bullet due to precession. The shooter would have to dial in a correcting windage (to the right IIRC) in addition to whatever actual wind drift was expected. Kind thoughts on the part of W&S to include such info! (Feedback by jmoore)
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The Plate scale is merely the drift of the bullet due to precession. The shooter would have to dial in a correcting windage (to the right IIRC) in addition to whatever actual wind drift was expected. Kind thoughts on the part of W&S to include such info! (Feedback by jmoore)
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The Plate scale is merely the drift of the bullet due to precession. The shooter would have to dial in a correcting windage (to the right IIRC) in addition to whatever actual wind drift was expected. Kind thoughts on the part of W&S to include such info! (Feedback by jmoore)
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Range Table Plate mounted on top of scope. Tables show adjustment figures for both wind corrections and range changes. One graduation mark equals 20 yards, so 1/2 graduation mark equals 10 yards. Table reflects changes in inches for 10 yard increments, therefore it is a 1 MoA scope.
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Range Table Plate mounted on top of scope. Tables show adjustment figures for both wind corrections and range changes. One graduation mark equals 20 yards, so 1/2 graduation mark equals 10 yards. Table reflects changes in inches for 10 yard increments, therefore it is a 1 MoA scope.
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Range Table Plate mounted on top of scope. Tables show adjustment figures for both wind corrections and range changes. One graduation mark equals 20 yards, so 1/2 graduation mark equals 10 yards. Table reflects changes in inches for 10 yard increments, therefore it is a 1 MoA scope.
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Eyepiece is completely dried out and brittle due to age. Three holes were originally punched in rubber eye piece to alleviate suction problems, due to tight 1 1/2" eye relief.
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Underside view of scope
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Underside view of scope
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Underside view of scope
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Eyepiece is completely dried out and brittle due to age. Three holes were originally punched in rubber eye piece to alleviate suction problems, due to tight 1 1/2" eye relief.
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Scope reticule has stadia lines placed in upper left quadrant of cross hairs, so they span the height (5' 8") of an average man standing at a distance of 1,000 - 1,500 - 2,000 yards.
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Scope reticule has stadia lines placed in upper left quadrant of cross hairs, so they span the height (5' 8") of an average man standing at a distance of 1,000 - 1,500 - 2,000 yards.
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Constructed of black painted steel and bronze, using two brass data plates.
Weight 2 1/4 lbs with a 1 1/2" eye relief.
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Originally an unissued scope as there's no Springfield 1903 U.S. Rifle serial number stamped into bracket dovetail.
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Constructed of black painted steel and bronze, using two brass data plates.
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Eyepiece is completely dried out and brittle due to age. Three holes were originally punched in rubber eye piece to alleviate suction problems, due to tight 1 1/2" eye relief.
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Warner & Swasey Factory Serial # 3544 stamped on outside of sight body.
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Warner & Swasey Factory Serial # 3544 stamped on outside of sight body.
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Reproduction scope mounting bracket for 1903 U.S. Rifle and Model 1913 Warner & Swasey Telescopic Musket Sights.
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Reproduction scope mounting bracket for 1903 U.S. Rifle and Model 1913 Warner & Swasey Telescopic Musket Sights.
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LOOK CLOSELY - 5.2x power scope reticule has stadia lines placed in upper left quadrant of cross hairs, so they span the height (5' 8") of an average man standing at a distance of 1,000 - 1,500 - 2,000 yards.
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LOOK CLOSELY - 5.2x power scope reticule has stadia lines placed in upper left quadrant of cross hairs, so they span the height (5' 8") of an average man standing at a distance of 1,000 - 1,500 - 2,000 yards.
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Model 1913 Warner & Swasey Telescopic Musket Sights (5.2x Power) Serial # 3544 c/w M1908 Pattern Leather Carrying Case (Mfg in 1917 by RIA - Rock Island Arsenal)
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Reproduction manual for Models 1908 and 1913 Warner & Swasey Telescopic Musket Sights.
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Reproduction manual for Models 1908 and 1913 Warner & Swasey Telescopic Musket Sights.
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