Fot you viewing pleasure. Vintage Dot Sight

[reveille]

I found this at my grandmothers house. It was my grandfathers sight. He past away when I was real little and to my dissapointment all his guns were sold a long time ago, my grandmother couldent tell me what he had. Anyways Its a nydar shotgun reflex dot sight, It has an outer ring with a smaller dot in the middle, kinda like a eotech.
Made by Swain Nelson in glenview ILL I guess its technology was taken from ww2 aircraft bombing sights or something like that. But thats all I know about it.

Thought you all might want to see this thing, anyone know more about it?

 

[Sax1031]

that is awesome

 

[FreeWillie]

It was manufactured in the 1940's and was a spin off of the type sights that were in WWII fighter aircraft. That's a piece of history you got there bud. VERY cutting edge tech for the time. A valuable piece of firearm history. Valuable from the sense that you won't find many of them and it is unusual. The technology is equivalent to a $30 airsoft red dot today. Back then it was something! I'd hang on to it just for the conversation it will bring when you show it to someone. Nice historical find.

 

[Neverknowsbest]

1.get a C&R licence
2. Get a C&R rifle or shotgun
3. Mount awesome vintage scope.
4. Profit?

 

[JohnMarston]

1.get a C&R licence
2. Get a C&R rifle or shotgun
3. Mount awesome vintage scope.
4. Profit?

no...put it somewhere safe and have it appraised by someone well versed in vintage optics. Its potentially worth money!

 

[mpkeelee]

Definitely hang on to it. If for some reason you want to get rid of it either ask a museum or someone here will buy it.

 

[FreeWillie]

no...put it somewhere safe and have it appraised by someone well versed in vintage optics. Its potentially worth money!

It's worth about $30. It's interesting 1940's tech and that's about it. I would keep it because of the conversation value. If you think it's worth more than that you're fooling yourself. I have seen them at gun shows selling for "make me an offer". They are not that rare. BUT they are a great piece of firearms history and a great conversation piece.