The unknown histories of vintage scopes

[bighit]

Posted this on your wanted Ad.

Asia optical.

Look at 1986

https://www.asia-optical.com/milesto...al=278&lang=en

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Another contract with TASCO to produce roof prism compact Binocular and Spotting Telescopes.

Another maker is LOW( light optical works )

Japan optics too but their website is not great. Supposedly ex Hakko workers.
https://www.japanoptics.co.jp/company/

[jirushi]

Posted this on your wanted Ad.

Asia optical.

Look at 1986

https://www.asia-optical.com/milesto...al=278&lang=en

Quote

Another contract with TASCO to produce roof prism compact Binocular and Spotting Telescopes.

Another maker is LOW( light optical works )

Japan optics too but their website is not great. Supposedly ex Hakko workers.
https://www.japanoptics.co.jp/company/

Thank you again bighit,

That is very interesting.
Here is my "wanted" ad, (Info wanted on Tasco and Nikko scopes):

http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....d-Nikko-scopes

The first link doesn't work. The other one does: a typical Japanese website lol. I will translate it (thanks to Google Translate!).

Cheers, Louis

[bighit]

Hope this one works

https://www.asia-optical.com/milesto...al=278&lang=en

Go to 1986 .

[Geezer]

Hope this one works

https://www.asia-optical.com/milesto...al=278&lang=en

Go to 1986 .

It does. And note who they’ve made stuff for. Tasco, Nikon, Ricoh, Konica, Pentax..

[bighit]

It does. And note who they’ve made stuff for. Tasco, Nikon, Ricoh, Konica, Pentax..

Yes and also had a hand in Lazer range finders .I wonder if they made them for the bigger players also ?

[rapidresponse1]

some nice old scopes there

[I. J.]

Sorting through my airgun bumf - looking for something else - I came across this which may be of some interest.