Sniper Rifles: From the 19th to the 21st Century. Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns. The one-round war: USMC scout-snipers in Vietnam. And with the current interest in vintage sniper rifles, just a working standard model Unertl scope in good condition can still bring 2,000 or more. Today, a mint-condition, original USMC-marked scope can sell for as much as 5,000. Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms and Their Values. Scopes of this design, with micrometer click external adjustment, were once favored by long range shooters. Stalkers and Shooters: A History of Snipers. Crosshairs on the Kill Zone: American Combat Snipers, Vietnam through Operation Iraqi Freedom. Very sophisticated optical/mechanical instrumentation for government.MST-100 10× for 7.62×51mm (Used by the Marine Corps, FBI & Canada).Hunting Scopes "Falcon", "Hawk" & "Condor", 2 3/4×, 4× & 6× respectively.The last John Unertl, John Robert Unertl, after leaving the company worked his way up to Division President of the optical instrument division of Leitz. And while the company was well known for its rifle scopes, it’s major revenue came from high end optical systems made for various branches of government including very sophisticated optical/mechanical instrumentation, optics for military jet gunsights, fire control optics, and wind tunnel instrumentation ( Schlieren photography systems for the Naval Surface Weapon Center in White Oak, MD). By Johnny in Texas in forum Sniper Rifles Replies: 7 Last Post: 04-28-2013, 11:43. CMP is sell a USMC 10X Unertl scope and has a few more. M1D - Price Check My M1941 clone CMP WW2 model 70 winchester on auction last week Lyman 8X Jr Targetspot CMP is sell a USMC 10X Unertl scope and has. There are also opportunities to get scammed. started the company and ran it until his death. unertl m1903a1 scope case replica (more or less) There are opportunities here to find both buyers and sellers of firearms. There were actually three successive "John Unertls". By 2008 the company had closed its doors. By 2006 the company had begun marketing firearms in addition to their line of scopes including a civilian copy of the Marine Corps MEU(SOC) pistol and the M40A3 Sniper Rifle. In the early 2000s the Marine Corps began phasing out Unertl Scopes in favor of other scopes like the Schmidt & Bender 3–12×50 Police Marksman II LP. Rocky Greene) and the headquarters was moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. (Stevens 44 1/2 with Unertl 1oX external mount scope) Unertls in good condition are demanding, and getting, upwards of 1000 dollars. In 2002 the company was purchased by 21st Century Technology, Inc. If you are a fan of the Unertl type external adjustable scopes for your vintage single shot rifle, you are well aware that a Unertl, Lyman or Fecker scope, in just about any condition, is an expensive proposition. The company was most notable for its MST-100 (7.62mm) and MST-150 (.50 caliber) 10× scope used by the USMC Scout-Sniper program and the first scope to use a Mil-Dot reticle. John Unertl founded the John Unertl Optical Company in 1934 and the company manufactured military sniper scopes during World War II.