Does Leupold offer anywhere a database, website, or literature to where the average joe can identify or find information on older Leupold scopes?

Not saying that people are deliberatly mis representing things, but that's what I've been running into lately.


Phil

You can tell the age if it is post-74.
http://www.leupold.com/hunting-and-shooting/resources/faq/#questionNine

9. When was my scope manufactured?

Every Leupold scope produced since 1974 will have a letter included in the serial number acting as a date-code. Scopes using a letter as a prefix (the beginning of the serial number) were produced between 1974 and 1992. Scopes using a letter as a suffix (the end of the serial number) have been produced after 1992. On the chart below, you will notice the letters �I,� �O,� and �Q� have been omitted as they are easily mistaken for �1,� �0,� and �0� respectively.
Prefix: .......Suffix:
E = 1974 .......A = 1993
F = 1975 .......B = 1994
G = 1976 .......C = 1995
H = 1977 .......D = 1996
J = 1978 .......E = 1997
K =1979 .......F = 1998
L = 1980 .......G = 1999
M = 1981 .......H = 2000
N = 1982 .......J = 2001
P = 1983 .......K = 2002
R = 1984 .......L = 2003
S = 1985 .......M = 2004
T = 1986 .......N = 2005
U = 1987 .......P = 2006
V = 1988 .......R = 2007
W = 1989
X = 1990
Y = 1991
Z = 1992

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I don't know of a scope model reference.

Bruce

And if what you're looking for is not in the FAQs linked above, you might try the Answer Guide

Niether helps much when someone advertises a FX-2 scope for sale, and description given doesn't quite sound rite. So you ask the seller for the model number, except that doesn't match any of the scopes listed in current catalogs, and as far as I've been able to find out "No Where" on Leupolds website can you look up model numbers on older scopes. So you try to run a search on the internet only to find out it might be a M8 shotgun muzzleloader scope instead, or a VX2 is actually a VX1. Shouldn't have to rely on what might be on the internet instead of being able to go to the Leupold site and finding out for sure.

Phil