• Lebel model 1886 M93 & A.P.X. 1916 scope

    Here is a pretty rare French manufactured Lebel model 1886 M93 fitted with an original A.P.X. 1916 scope. The Lebel M93 used to be the main rifle used by French snipers during World War I. The APX scopes evoluted from APX 1915 to APX 1917.

    Below are three black & white pictures, taken in the trenches, showing French snipers using Lebel M93 rifles mounted with APX scopes.

  • Otto Bock 3x sniper scope

    This is a Bavarian sniper scope made by Otto Bock K. & K. Hofl. in Berlin. Note the odd-looking single claw mount and the typical (1)-2-3-4 Bavarian-style meter dial.

  • Voigtländer Braunschweig “Skoparette” 4x

    Skoparette 4x scope, made by Voigtländer in Braunschweig, was one of the main models used by Bavarian snipers during WW1. The rear mount bears the logo of the Gebruder Merkel manufacturer in Suhl, Germany.

  • Voigtländer Braunschweig 3x sniper scope

    This 3x sniper scope was made by Voigtländer in Braunschweig. A lot of these were used during WWI. This one is bearing the rifle serial number 1139 cc but its mounts bears a different number. 

    German sniper using a Voigtlander Braunschweig 3x sniper scope from his trench, during winter 1916.

  • Dr. Walter Gerard 4x “G” scope

    Bavarian type sniper scope made by Dr. Walter Gerard in Charlottenburg. Along with the Voigtländer Skoparette, the Dr. W. Gerard “G” 4x was a Bavarian “classic” sniper scoped used during World War I. Note the Bavarian style meter dial 200m – 400m – 600m.

  • Voigtländer Braunschweig “Skoparette” 4x scope

    Skoparette 4x scope made by Voigtländer manufacturer in Braunschweig. It had Bavarian style meter dial 2-4-6 (200m-400m-600m). You can see by the deer logo that this model was a civilian hunting scope at the first place, before to be used by Bavarian snipers during World War I.

  • Voigtländer Skoparette 4x scope

    Skoparette 4x scope, made by Voigtländer in Braunschweig, was one of the main models used by Bavarian snipers during WW1. The rear mount bears the logo of the Gebruder Merkel manufacturer in Suhl, Germany.

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