• C.P. Goerz 3x scope on “semi turret” mount

    German sniper with C.P. Goerz 3x scope and carrying case with matching rifle number on the leather lid. The mount is sometimes referred to “semi turret” style, the ancester of the turret mounts ued later during WWII.


  • C.P. Goerz 4x carrying case

    C.P. Goerz Berlin 4x Carrying case made during World War I era. The case was originally painted green. The rifle number is still visible on the case cap.

  • C.P. Goerz 3x scope

    C.P. Goerz Berlin 3x scope wearing the rifle number (gewehr. Nr.) 6876. Meter dial is Prussian style 1-10. This mount was one of the first interchangeable models made for sniper use, allowing to mount the scope on any other rifle fitted with the same bases without needing of gunsmith modifications. It can be considered like  the earliest stage of the later turret mounts, used during WWII.

  • C.P. Goerz 3x scope

    C.P. Goerz 3x made for Bavarian use, as you can see with the typical 2-4-6 (200m-400m-600m) meter dial on the elevation drum. The scope was mounted on the G98 rifle bearing the serial number 5542 (Gewehr Nr. 5542).

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