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I was fortunate enough to buy a German-Made Zeiss rifle scope while stationed in Ramstein, Germany in the early 80's. Bought it in a gun shop in Landstuhl, Germany with a VAT-Free certificate. The scope is a Zeiss Diavari ZA, 30mm, 1.5-6X42 T*, marked "Made in West Germany". It's a beautiful piece of craftsmanship I have mounted on a Pre-64 Mod 70 in 280AI with Millet Contoured 2-Pc bases and EAW 30MM rings. The rifle has been inactive for near 15 years and I find I need to make some reticle adjustments to zero it back in. The turrets are marked "1 Click = 1cm/100m". The horizontal has a CW arrow marked R. The vertical has a CW arrow marked H. Does H mean up? I have no German but maybe the H is connected to the word "Hochsitz - High Seat". Can someone help me please. I also posted this in the Optics Forum hoping to widen my pool of readers. Sure want to get this rig back in action.
Don Boyd

Wow, what a nice set up! I can't help you except to suggest you take it out and try it and see on paper what happens when you turn the dial one way or another. Only posting here really to say.... NICE GUN!!!

There is a reason the Germans lost 2 world wars...they don't know how to spell up or down. They have been pretty good with optics though and you have a good scope.

I have Schmidt and Bender, it is marked H and T. I use H for head...being up; T for toes...being down. I may be wrong it might be H for lower and T for Raise.. or maybe it is right and left, now I don't know what is up.

Anyway if you adjust it H and it goes up, I was right, if not I was wrong.


I hope this helps.

Bore sight, fire once, adjust ten clicks, fire again. Measure distance between first and second shot. All questions should be answered

Per the info sheet on a current S&B, "The elevation dial will be marked with either a 'U' for up and a 'D' for down, or an 'H' for up and a 'T' for down...Turn (the) dial in the direction you need to correct the point of impact." Head and toes works for me.

H stands for the German word "hoch" which means high. T, on the other hand, stands for the word "tief" meaning low.

Tom

H for Heads and T for Toes. Got it. Thanks to all.