Hello Gents,
Hereafter some nice photos of my ZF 41/1 with the complete set of LP08 attaching items made by W. Aulke in Warendorf (Germany), see advertising below.
These set was made in the 1960 â?? 1970 period. It is composed by two different couples of attaching items.
What it is currently mounted (1 and 2) is the permanent solution. In this case the rear attaching tool takes the place of the rear tangent sight of the LP08.
The other solution (3 and 4) is a more flexible solution that allows mounting and dismounting the scope easily. The attaching tools (3 and 4) are numerated and with a different shape to better fit the barrel. The flexible solution could be used not only with the LP08 but with others long barrel models.
Concerning the ZF 41/1 scope, it is an enhanced version of the well-know ZF 41 - the standard K 98 sniper scope of the German WEHRMACHT. It was produced from 1943 until the end of the war. This later version is distinguished clearly from its predecessor by its elevation ring and the elevation ring locking spring.
Manufactured in the Etablissements Charles Aufi?¨re in Pantin, France, the mass production of this model was begun only after the disastrous defeat in Stalingrad and stopped already a year later. Therefore, the ZF 41/1 is one of the rarest versions of the ZF 41. The scope is numbered and marked with the code â??kovâ? that actually means Etablissements Charles Aufi?¨re in Pantin, France.
The items numbered 5 and 6 are the rear and front rain protection tubes. They are mounted on the second photo.
The magnification of the scope is really impressive for a â??small toyâ? only 13.6 cm (5.35 inches).
