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ECO-DAVE
Hello,

Can anyone give me info on a C.P. GOERZ BERLIN 4 1/2 power CERTAR scope?

Thank you for your help
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  • rufe-snow
    According to the limited write-up in Stroebel's scope book. C.P. Goerz was making scopes prior to and during the First World War. If it can be established yours was used on one of the early German 98 Sniper rifles, it would be a really big buck item.
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  • babun
    One of them sold in july for $250 on that "E" site. It was in germany,
    went to USA. bob
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  • ECO-DAVE
    Here are some pictures, I also have the bases for the claw mounts.

    http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad135/ECO-DAVE/036-1.jpg
    http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad135/ECO-DAVE/035.jpg
    http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad135/ECO-DAVE/034.jpg

    CERTAR
    4 1/2
    C.P. GOERZ
    BERLIN
    No. 4069

    I would like to know the value of this scope.

    Thank you
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  • rufe-snow
    quote:Originally posted by ECO-DAVE
    Here are some pictures, I also have the bases for the claw mounts.

    http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad135/ECO-DAVE/036-1.jpg
    http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad135/ECO-DAVE/035.jpg
    http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad135/ECO-DAVE/034.jpg

    CERTAR
    4 1/2
    C.P. GOERZ
    BERLIN
    No. 4069

    I would like to know the value of this scope.

    Thank you



    Does your scope have any other markings besides the ones you've noted.

    German W W I inspector markings consisted of a "Fraktur", (old German script letter), underneath a crown. If your scope has such a military acceptance marking, it's value would be increased substantially.
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  • ECO-DAVE
    K.K. HOFBUCHSENM
    H. BARELLA
    BERLIN

    There is a symbol on the bell....looks like 2 letters overtop each other...can't tell what they are.
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  • rufe-snow
    quote:Originally posted by ECO-DAVE
    K.K. HOFBUCHSENM
    H. BARELLA
    BERLIN

    There is a symbol on the bell....looks like 2 letters overtop each other...can't tell what they are.



    H. Barella is listed in my reference as being firearms maker to the royal court of the Kaiser, besides other European royalty in the pre W W I era. Not likely that this would be a military sniper scope because of this marking. But this marking would increase the scopes value to a Germany collector substantially. Because it would date the scope to the pre W W I German imperial era.
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  • ECO-DAVE
    Thank you Rufe,

    Could you give me a idea of value?
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