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Realist Rifle Scope when & where was it made?

rob_ster_usrob_ster_us Member Posts: 29 ✭✭
edited April 2013 in Ask the Experts
I was going thru some old boxes and I found a box with a 3x9 scope in it. it was made in the usa and menomonee falls wi. it is a model 5800. the box says "guranteed for life against all hazards- including total damage or loss" . i have never herd of Realist brand scope. Who made it ? is it made under a diffrent company name? please e amil me if you want . I just placed it on a 17 cal rifle i bought the scope looks new even though the box has some age to it.

thanks -Rob

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  • gunut 1gunut 1 Member Posts: 359 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    It was indeed made in menomonee falls Wi. I live about 5 miles west of there. Realist made scopes in the 60s and 70s and were on the cutting edge for a while. They went out of business sometime in the early 70s. Last year I sold a 3x9 that was in 95% or better condition with the box [2 piece telescoping] and warranty card for $80. The early fixed power ones are slightly collectable
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  • gunnut505gunnut505 Member Posts: 10,290 ✭
    edited November -1
    Not 100% sure, but my granpa had a stereo camera made by realist; may be same company-took 2 pictures at once, and you had to have a stereo viewer to get 3-d. Neat item.

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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Realist was started in 1965 and last cataloged scopes in 1974. They produced quality optics, but not the Stereo-Realist camera. Stroebel does not list a model 5800, but they did make two models of 3-9x scopes, one from 65-74 valued at about $50-$80 and the other from 72-74 which had a special mount and cam valued $225-$325 with mount and cam, $100 less without.

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  • kailua customkailua custom Member Posts: 4 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    A friend of mine came back from Nam with a Springfield 03 with one on it about `68 or so. Said he got it off a guy who went home in a rubber suit.
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  • babunbabun Member Posts: 11,038 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Asking price is not always what it's worth...[;)]

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Realist-3x9-ART-Camputer-Sniper-Rifle-Scope-RARE-USA-308-/380449780976
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