C. Stockwell
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Hi all, first post, have a question:
If someone were to step into a African gun shop, say in Rhodesia or South Africa, around the time of the 1960s and 1970s, what brands of scope would have been available? I'm guessing brands like Zeiss Jena and Meopta would've been unavailable, or at least undesirable, because of the Iron Curtain. But what would have been around in Africa at the time, BSA, Leupold, Weaver, Kahles?
I ask because I'm building a period rifle that would've been in southern Africa at the time.
Thanks!
If someone were to step into a African gun shop, say in Rhodesia or South Africa, around the time of the 1960s and 1970s, what brands of scope would have been available? I'm guessing brands like Zeiss Jena and Meopta would've been unavailable, or at least undesirable, because of the Iron Curtain. But what would have been around in Africa at the time, BSA, Leupold, Weaver, Kahles?
I ask because I'm building a period rifle that would've been in southern Africa at the time.
Thanks!