Ednar scopes. are they junk?

[husker]

was going threw a box of my fathers things & found an Ednar 3X9X32
I think he had planned on setting it a top his mohawk600 & passed before he got around to it. Just my guess

 

[Dionysusigma]

Never even heard of them.

 

[husker]

hahahahaha well that makes 2 of us
maybe i should just Google & see what happens
It looks like a fairly nice scope. It was wrapped in a couple hankies. No box

 

[Maverick223]

Never even heard of them.

+1, and I have a self-diagnosed addiction to optics. My best guess is that it was popular before my time (if popular at all).

 

[husker]

hmmmm /when i Google it? I get Edgar \
Weird!!
Being that i found it in a old box full of milling bits & 1 old rotary table. Im guessing he traded out some shop time on someones old steam loco for it. Any way i have a old scope to play with now.

 

[Maverick223]

Sounds like a good candidate for a light recoiling rifle that sees limited service (rimfire?), that way you don't run the risk of damaging Dad's rifle scope.

 

[husker]

i found 1 on ebay with a bid of $7.99.
So now im think it was a XMAS present for me & my Cross man 760 pellet rifle. That he forgot about or forgot where he put it.
LOL that would put it around 1978-80
i have a new Savage 93-R in 17hmr I think it will look nice on it.

 

[Maverick223]

i have a new Savage 93-R in 17hmr I think it will look nice on it.

I say go for it, that sounds like a great use for it.

 

[husker]

Really? Not 1 peep has ever heard of Ednar scopes.
I thought for sure by the time i got home from work today at least 1 person would be?
Oh ya they were BLA BLA & YADA YADA.

 

[theotherwaldo]

I'd guess that you may have an older Edgar Brothers scope.

Here's the current Edgar Brothers site.

They seem to get pretty good reviews.

(By the way, I like their new icon - looks like Rush Limbaugh's microphone... .)

 

[theotherwaldo]

I was wrong.

Ednar was a Japanese maker, active between 1987 and 1995. They were capable of good quality - Leica contracted some of their work to Ednar. The Dutch military also used Ednar binoculars for a while.

I can't find many reviews, but the few that I can find are very positive - for rimfire rifles.

 

[husker]

WOW!!! where did you find the info? & thanks. every time i goggled it. it came up Edgar

 

[theotherwaldo]

Would you believe that I searched patent and copyright data?

Hey, I'm a reference librarian. It's what I do for a living.

 

[Maverick223]

Would you believe that I searched patent and copyright data?

Wow, Waldo! Way to go above and beyond the call of duty.

 

[husker]

No doubt! way ta go!!