The 'Model 1903A1 (Sniper) United States Marine Corps' rifle
Serial # is not stamped, just the J. It has the standard Unertl mounts, spring-loaded recoil on the front mount, a fine crosshair with dot reticle, and nice glass providing a very good resolution. The tube is more of a hunting-type length tube, as opposed to the 20' length on some other Unertls. Apr 04, 2007 j unertl scope serial numbers, unerti programmer scope, unertl programmer 200, unertl programmer scope, unertl rifle scopes serial numbers, unertl scope serial numbers, unertl serial numbers. Click on a term to search for related topics. Contact Us Advertise Sniper Central - Sniper.
(misnamed 'USMC Model 1941' by many, according to Joe Poyer in his book Collecting the American Sniper Rifle 1900 to 1945 page 53)(jgaynor) Clarification please. 1,750 or 2,725? Did you mean to write '1750 8x Unertl scopes delivered of which 975 were still on hand in depot stocks.'? As it was written with 'and', that bumped the total to 2,725.
On that point Joe Poyer (op. cit. p. 66) believes that at least 3,500 scopes were acquired, of which 1,750 were accepted by April 1945. Sadly Unertl factory records were not retained. (Poyer op. cit. p. 66) A detailed database of surviving scopes would at least establish high and low serial numbers of known 'USMC-SNIPER' marked scopes - assuming the run of numbers was uninterrupted. Such a database could help resolve that issue in the absence of Unertl and USMC records. 
Interestingly on olive-drab.com they write 'serialized 1000 to 2775' which is 1775 i.e. 25 more than stated here. Ref: http://olive-drab.com/od_other_firea..._m1941usmc.php
I have a special interest as I have an Unertl 8X scope, without the spring (as per USMC standards), with USMC mounts, with the USMC Micarta carrying case and with a serial number within the range quoted for UISMC-SNIPER rifles. It was bought in a military surplus store about 2008. It ended up in the hands of a former USMC sniper instructor and he sent it to me. The puzzle is that the scope is marked '1114 / J. UNERTL' and has neither the classic 'USMC - SNIPER' marking nor the 'J. UNERTL / OPT. ... CO.'commercial logo. It is in rough shape having been submerged it looks like, though the lens caps were still on and the insides remained dry. The large end cap (objective lens) was rusted in place in it took weeks of soaking in penetrating oil and judicious work to free it up. A previous user/owner had used a wire wheel to clean off the rust and there is no finish left on the exterior. As one reader on another forum (Milsrups.com) stated, it was the only one he had seen that looked like it had been used on Guadalcanal!
Unertl Scope Serial Numbers
Colin
Originally Posted by jgaynor
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Col Colt the final accounting was document in a memorandum dated April 1945. It specifies 1750 8x Unertl scopes delivered and 975 still on hand in depot stocks. By that time the Corps was also using M1903A4's and Testing the M1C.
I doubt more Unertl scopes would have been ordered at that late date. I also doubt that Unertl would have had the resources to build thousands more scopes.
I doubt more Unertl scopes would have been ordered at that late date. I also doubt that Unertl would have had the resources to build thousands more scopes.