Originally Posted by
Green Frog
Dadgum!. I thought I posted this a couple of days ago. Since then I’ve remembered the Nick Stroebel book on old rifle scopes. Also, I heard years ago that for a small fee, Lyman would “upgrade” your Targetspot to a Super Targetspot, which may be why we see so few of them. Also it’s something like “Vintage Scopes dot com” that might help you with values.
Froggie
Vall,
You’re not likely to get much historical help from the current folk @ Lyman. Anyone who knew anything at all about the old days has long since retired or left otherwise. It’s almost as if they’re trying to forget their heritage. Back during their centennial celebration most of what was known then was recorded in their “Centennial Journal” and IIRC, there was a chapter about the scopes. Not much, but if you want more, some serious, widespread searching will be required. There is a guy named Alex(?) who has a website specializing in old scopes, but I’ve never dealt with him.
Froggie