Scopes for a '41
The scopes used on the earlier rifles were generally civilian scopes pressed into service, other than the ZF-40/41's. The military scopes (ZF-42's) began to appear after 1942. The Zeiss, Ajack, and Hensoldt 4X scopes were commonly used as well as the Kahles and Heliaver brands. Short side rail mounts were used along with the low turret mounts until the LSR and high turret mounts came along in 43 and after. Claw mounts were sometimes used, but they were not standardized. Personally, I favor the Ajack 4X90 and the Zeiss Zielsechs, but that's just me. The ZF-42 scopes had rain shields, low temp grease, 1-8 elev. dials, and sometimes recoil rings. None of the quality scopes are cheap, so figure on paying $500 and up unless you locate a seller who hasn't bothered to price them. All the scopes were steel tubes and 26.5 dia.