How old is my Weaver K4 scope?

tvchance · March 17, 2010, 06:24 PM

My Weaver K4 scope has a steel body and bears the following markings;
WEAVER K4
PATENTED L S (S is in a diamond)
EL PASO TEX. USA
I noticed that my scope does not bear a sub-model number. Can any of you guys give me a "guess-timate" as to when this scope may have been made? Thanks for the info'! Tom

tcov · March 19, 2010, 10:47 PM

I don't know the manufacture date of your scope but if it is in good condition it is a quality scope. I read a story in the American Rifleman about the rifles of Finn Aagaard and the pictures showed that most of them had Weaver "K" scopes on them. He was a famous big game hunter and writer and could have had any scope he wanted and used Weaver K scopes. I think he figured they were good enough. It's too bad the El Paso shop that repaired them has closed.

w_houle · March 21, 2010, 11:45 PM

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m.../ai_n14816198/

Hmm... on page two: "If prices had increased as fast as wages, a 1950s-era Weaver K4..."
Hmm...

March 17, 2010, 06:24 PM	#1
tvchance Junior Member Join Date: March 14, 2010 Posts: 6	How old is my Weaver K4 scope? My Weaver K4 scope has a steel body and bears the following markings; WEAVER K4 PATENTED L S (S is in a diamond) EL PASO TEX. USA I noticed that my scope does not bear a sub-model number. Can any of you guys give me a "guess-timate" as to when this scope may have been made? Thanks for the info'! Tom

March 21, 2010, 11:45 PM	#3
w_houle Senior Member Join Date: March 29, 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,391	http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m.../ai_n14816198/ Hmm... on page two: "If prices had increased as fast as wages, a 1950s-era Weaver K4..." Hmm... __________________ How could you have a slogan like "freedom is slavery" when the concept of freedom has been abolished?

March 19, 2010, 10:47 PM	#2
tcov Member Join Date: June 17, 2004 Location: OLYMPIC PENINSULA WA Posts: 51	I don't know the manufacture date of your scope but if it is in good condition it is a quality scope. I read a story in the American Rifleman about the rifles of Finn Aagaard and the pictures showed that most of them had Weaver "K" scopes on them. He was a famous big game hunter and writer and could have had any scope he wanted and used Weaver K scopes. I think he figured they were good enough. It's too bad the El Paso shop that repaired them has closed.