There is some pitting on the front and rear ends of the scope as shown in the pictures. But I would think the Unertl hunting scopes would be very desirable. I do not remember many Unertl hunting scopes coming thru the shops I worked in over the years. But they would not be as desirable as the target scopes in that period. The overall length of the scope is 19 5/8' The scopes blue is thinning and shows light flecks of rust. The Unertl optic company would produce some rifle hunting scopes in the 1950’s. Unertl 10x rifle scope with adjustable J.Unertl rings. They are known for their 10× fixed-power scopes that were used on the Marine Corps' M40 rifle and made famous by Marine Corps Scout Sniper Carlos Hathcock during the Vietnam War. J.Unertl Vintage Rifle Scope 10x Varmint Target.
The black rifle crowd at a range can’t figure out how to turn the red dot on. was a manufacturer of telescopic sights in the United States from 1934 until 2008. Mine are mounted on only Rimfire rifles and are just plain fun to shoot and look at. My friend had these scopes I have mounted on Ruger No.1’s and Winchester 52’s and swore by them in the Prairie Dog Towns of Wyoming, Montana and the Dakotas. The USMC removed the spring on their 30-06 M70 Sniper Rifle because they believed that the recoil of the ‘06 put to much stress on the scope, making it a manual operation to return the scope to its stop after firing. You mentioned the need to pull the scope back into position, this is the purpose of the spring on sporting models. Fecker before going out on his own and starting Unertl, the history behind both companies is very interesting as Fecker started out building optical instruments for the military and then jumped into the scope world really revolutionizing sport optics IMO. You are correct about these scopes being a historical item! John Unertl worked for J.W.
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