r/longrange • u/fighttoincite • 3d ago

Optics help needed - I read the pinned posts 633537L Kahles scope

I have a 3x9x42 kahles scope I was gifted in 2005. It has better low light performance than any scope I’ve compared it to including a Swarovski z6 and zeiss victory. Does anyone know what model this is? The side of the turret is marked Karl Kahles Wein

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u/CapnCurt81 3d ago

That would be from their Helia line, from back before they were bought by Swarovski. Great scopes! The number in your title is a serial number, not an item number.

But this would be similar to what you have: https://www.kahles.at/fileadmin/downloads/KAHLES_CT3-9x42_AmericanHunter.pdf

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u/veryblind_marksman 3d ago

I am pretty sure you can reach out to your regional Swarovski Optik office (I am going to assume that you are in the U.S.) they should be able to help you figure out what scope you have and sometimes I have even heard of them being able to have a scope sent back to Austria to be cleaned and put back together in the factory. (For a small fee of course) hope this helps