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What does ZF stand for on 'scopes?

#1 Post by ovenpaa »

I often see the 'ZF' used in conjunction with German 'scopes and I have a 'ZFM' on my SSG69 P1 however I have no idea what ZF stands for, can anyone enlighten me please?
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Don't know for sure, but could it be an abbreviation of "ZielFernrohr"
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Ballistol wrote:Don't know for sure, but could it be an abbreviation of "ZielFernrohr"
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Zielfernrohr
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So Zielfernrohr means Rifle scope, I have often wondered however never got around to finding out :good:
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http://www.dict.cc/german-english/Zielfernrohr.html
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More correctly "Zf", innit guv....
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Great link thank you. :good:
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#9 Post by snayperskaya »

Ovenpaa wrote:
Great link thank you. :good:
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#10 Post by huntervixen »

Could it possibly stand for "Zee Fuhrer" said in a thick comedy German accent, while holding a glass of schnapps and clicking your heels?
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