Meopta 4x8°

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Meopta 4x8°
7.62x54r - 4x - Czechoslovakia - UK vz.59

Pending.

Images

With Czech military on VZ59 machine gun.

Cutaway drawing of the Meopta 4x8°, plus the larger UK vz.59 poster from which it came.

yal scope reticle (left), xbk "-W" reticle (right).

Serial Numbers

The scope is never serialized to the weapon. Instead the scope mount is matched to the weapon.

xbk scopes lack a letter sufix in their serial number, do not have a year marking, and have different body shape. First two digits on xbk scopes may be the production year.

Serial	Marked	Year	Images	Notes
A140	yal	1963	2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
C378	yal	1963	2 3 4 5
P408	yal	1962	2 3 4 5 6 7
S135	yal	1962	2 3 4 5 6 7 8	Has a much larger objective lens.
920045	xbk		2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Marked "4x8°-W", with no year marking. Includes a mount and dovetail that appear to be intended for a Vz58. Reticle is also different.
930051	xbk		2 3 4	Marked "4x8°-K", with no year marking.
930081	xbk		2	Marked "4x8°-K", with no year marking.
930085	xbk		2 3	Marked "4x8°-K", with no year marking.

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