BEWARE OF FAKE AND COPIES OF PU SCOPE FOR MOSIN AND SVT-40 RIFLES
Sorry for my bad english, my friends, in this article i will try to aware you from buying fake copies of PU scope for MOSIN/SVT rifle.
At least, when you buy a copy - you have to know, that it is not original historical item, made in USSR.
First of all, i want to describe difference between copy and original PU scope, also i want to help you identify, do you have original or fake PU scope, and also i want to help you to buy original historical PU scope to your MOSIN/SVT rifle (for example, from us).
Most of PU scopes selling at ebay are copies, made in modern times, i will try to describe you most of them.
1. TAIWAN COPY OF EARLY TYPE PU SCOPE FOR SVT-40 RIFLE
As you see in mark, scope must be used in SVT-40 sniper rifle, but take a llok at:
- ideal new body (it must me 75 years old even in warehouse storage
- ideal condition of sighting range, painted on drums sighting risks are not corresponding to original
- ideal scope number and sight painted by fresh white paint
2. BEST COPY OF PU SCOPES MADE IN URKAINE (LIKE ORIGINAL, MADE IN MODERN TIME IN CKERKASY "FOTOPRIBOR" PLANT http://photopribor.ck.ua, collector can think that he have original scope)
Copies of PU scopes are made at GP NPK "PHOTOPRIBOR PLANT" (Cherkasy city, Ukraime), direct link to scopes is http://photopribor.ck.ua/en/products/defense/optical_sights/prycily/
How to recognize
- nember od scope and plant's mark is painted by bright white color while original paint is more dark and have a little yellow shade from storage in oil and grease
3. BAD CHINA COPY, GENERALLY DO NOT EQUAL TO PU SCOPE
Bent handle shutter was never produced in Russia and USSR. In USSR handle was produced only molded together with the body of the shutter. Tap and drill was also never produced and was never present in scope set. On the face of mount there is an imitation of milling while original mount have flat surface.
4. ORIGINAL PU SCOPE WITH COPY OF MOUNT
At this picture you see original scope attached to fake copy of mount, molded from soft metal while original mount was milled from hardened steel.
5. ANOTHER GOOD NON-ORIGINAL, COPY OF PU SCOPE FOR MOSIN NAGANT
As #2, also made in Cherkasy, Ukraine FOTOPRIBOR plant right now.
6. COPY OF PU SCOPE MADE IN IZYUM CITY, UKRAINE
This modern copies of PU scopes are made in Izyum-Holding, Izyum optic mechanical plant.
Numbers of scopes beginning in "Ч" was never produced (look at our table of original scopes at bottom).
7. ALSO CHERKASY, UKRAINE, MODERN COPY OF PU SCOPE (NON-ORIGINAL)
Same as #2, #5. At this picture you can see wrong (uneven, rough) star mark. Original scopes have clear smooth edges.
8. COPY OF PU SCOPE< MADE ALSO IN CHERKASY, UKRAINE
Also, as #2,#5,#7, this non-original modern copy of PU scope made in Cherkasy, Ukraine.
Mark painted in very bright white paint (1), leather caps made recently, very fresh skin (2), color of bracket differs from color of scope body because it is made from soft metal (3), original mounts was never equipped with drill and taps for installing scope at field, because all sniper rifles was selected from best rifles at plant (factory) and scope was installed at plant (factory). There was no need to equip drill and taps in scope set (4).
9. COPY OF PU SCOPE, MAKE IN UKRAINE
Here is also cope of PU scope made in Cherkasy plant, same as #2,#5,#7,#8.
At this picture you see clear smooth outflow (1) and also different color of metal at body and mount (2).
I hope, now you more understand fow to recognize fake or copy of PU Mosin and SVT-40 scopes. Here is a full table of ORIGINAL PU MOSIN NAGANT AND SVT-40 scopes. Don't be ashamed buying a fake ora copy of scope for you historical original russian soviet rifle.
P.S. We sell ONLY original items, our PU scopes are original, made in USSR. Here is a full list of ORIGINAL USSR PU MOSIN and SVT-40 scopes for you rifles. Click here and look at them.
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