Sniper pictures

I am not saying I'm correct or incorrect either , general an Ajack Scope with out Sunshade does not go past the back end or rifles rear sight base this one does and to me it appears there a line were sunshade joins front of objective lens housing . Maybe it the angle the of the pic who knows . I will add this in my 20 + yrs of collecting I have seen at least 4 to 5 Ajack 4X90 scopes with Focal Adj. & Sunshade all of these Scope were in Serial range of 41XXX to 42XXX . I know its been said this type variant never existed with German Military use similar to what was said about Ajack 4X90 with Focal Adjustment Line
in Tube never being used by Germans and that these were made only for Swedish SSR`s and we know how that turned out , NOT TRUE . My thought was this is something that may need more research to find out the truth/real facts . Just food for thought . That said here is a couple more Sauer SSR Pics 2 of my most favorite pics .
 

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In that context worth to be mentioned, I know of Ajack 4x90 without rainshield but also without focal adjustment (just the small plate there), IMHO those are super rare scopes either. They are also to be found in the serial range that you mentioned. Seems that Ajack was using up whichever scopes still were at hand. Took me some time to understand as to what you were referring to with the "Swedish SSR", you mean that indexing line for the focal adjustment, correct?

The attached pictures are cool. Due to the very noticeable color difference of the sunshade I'd tend to vote those show a Kahles scope in SSR. The higher reflection between the scope rings than in front/rear of the rings makes me think that this might even be a scope with a "recoil bar" added.
 
Absolut said:
In that context worth to be mentioned, I know of Ajack 4x90 without rainshield but also without focal adjustment (just the small plate there), IMHO those are super rare scopes either. They are also to be found in the serial range that you mentioned. Seems that Ajack was using up whichever scopes still were at hand. Took me some time to understand as to what you were referring to with the "Swedish SSR", you mean that indexing line for the focal adjustment, correct?

The attached pictures are cool. Due to the very noticeable color difference of the sunshade I'd tend to vote those show a Kahles scope in SSR. The higher reflection between the scope rings than in front/rear of the rings makes me think that this might even be a scope with a "recoil bar" added.
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Georg I agree about Ajack without focal adj. no sunshade and small plate being a very rare these also found on LT Turret I have had both types in past but only 1 of each .

In regards to the SSR photo and the Scope possibly having recoil bar , I disagree that it does . Here is why I disagree , if you notice Scope in photo it appears far rearward front ring of SSR mount is very close to front of saddle & range dial . What was recoil bar for ?? It kept Scope Tube from moving and also to keep saddle & dial centered in mount . Every SSR and Scope that I have seen which is between 5 and 7 of them that had recoil bar the saddle & dial are always centered in mount same as you see with LSR Mount and Scope the recoil ring centers the scope in the mount along with keep it from moving rearward during battery/firing .
 
eBay pictures, first ZF41:
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Then an official press picture, therefore also front and backside:
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Backside caption reads as:
Scharfschütze G. [Wess]
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Gefreiter G., ein Westfale, ist bei
seiner Einheit als einer der be-
sten Scharfschützen bekannt. In
3 Tagen schoss er 27 Gegner ab.
Ausdauer, ein scharfes Auge und
eine ruhige Hand, das sind die Ei-
genschaften des vom Gegner gefürch-
teten Scharfschützen. Nur von einem
Zeugen bestätigte Abschüsse werden
gezählt. Mit dem Fernglas Ausschau
haltend sucht er seinen Gegner um
den es dann auch meistens gesche-
hen ist.
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PK-Rener A 127 748 E.M. Orbis 3
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That would roughly translate as
Sniper G. [Wess]
Private G., Westphalian, is among
his unit as one of the best
sniper known. In
3 days he eliminated 27 enemies.
Enduarance, a sharp eye and
a steady hand, those are the
characteristics of the feared by the enemy
snipers. Only those by a
witness confirmed kills are
counted. With the binoculars keeping
lookout he searches for his enemies of
which in most cases it is
done for.
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PK-Rener A 127 748 E.M. Orbis 3
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I'd think that hand written "Wess" may be the family name of the sniper, someone maybe had known him and added that name. Note that an ink stamp on the backside also says that this picture was approved for media on 28th April 1944, hence it must had been taken prior to that.
 
That one has been a fav of mine, seen copies in publications before but never with any context about it. Thanks for posting.
 
That is a spectacular sniper school photo . I have been lucky enough to buy a few such photos over the years , but I have not been lucky enough to buy them all !!!!
 
They don't even look like they finished regular school, let alone finishing a sniper school.
Majority of their rifles have stamped front barrel bands so definitely later parts of the war.
 
Thorne said:
They don't even look like they finished regular school, let alone finishing a sniper school.
Majority of their rifles have stamped front barrel bands so definitely later parts of the war.
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I wonder how many of these boys survived the War , odds are not many if any of them , if at all any did !!!!
 
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