Kassnar Optics - Anyone heard of them

[fooknmissed]

My Theoben Sirroco is fitted with a Kassan 3-9 x 50 scope. A very nice scope but I cannot find out any information about them. Knowing the person who I bought the outfit from, it will not have been cheap.

Any information, please ?

Do you mean Kassnar?

[mozzy]

Do you mean Kassnar?

I was going to ask that as well

[DC6839]

Thanks folks, yes I do ... Sorry about that ...

[mozzy]

At one time Kassnar was one of the best makes of scopes next to Tasco, I think they were German, I still have an old broken 4x32 Kassnar (the reticule broke), but you can still see the quality of it's build etc.

[Gwylan]

At one time Kassnar was one of the best makes of scopes next to Tasco, I think they were German, I still have an old broken 4x32 Kassnar (the reticule broke), but you can still see the quality of it's build etc.

If the ret broke, the build can't have been that good, could it?

Gus

[mozzy]

If the ret broke, the build can't have been that good, could it?

Gus

Good point

It is a very old one made in the days when the reticules were not glass etched, but were made of very fine tin foil like substance, I'll tell you about it's build quality though, it's been stuck in a box full of old junk thrown on top of it for a good 20 years with no lens cover on, the fast focus still works faultlessly, the clarity of the lens is still good, and not a single dent in it, try that with a modern day cheapo Chinese thing

I only keep it for nostalgic reasons, it was my first expensive scope

[john0108]

I recently found an old one of these when I took up the sport again, 7 x mag with a wide screen TV type view. i bought it with an original 45 in 1987/88 and it still works a treat.

[mallyally]

At one time Kassnar was one of the best makes of scopes next to Tasco, I think they were German, I still have an old broken 4x32 Kassnar (the reticule broke), but you can still see the quality of it's build etc.

you can get them repaired you know
i have a 3x9x40 i bought off here lovely clear scope with a classy look to them

[Paul_C]

I had 1 many years ago on an Airsporter, a 6x40 Wide angle, lovely scope with cristal optics the wide angle aspect really helped with target aquisition!

[mozzy]

you can get them repaired you know
i have a 3x9x40 i bought off here lovely clear scope with a classy look to them

It would probably cost more than the scopes worth now, I'll still keep it though, good memories with it, I went from a cheap plastic 4x20 to a cheap 4x28, then the Kassnar 4x32, I thought is was the best thing since sliced bread then, my first decent scope that I could actually see through without a blurry image, and I didn't have to squint with (those were the days)