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I got it as part of a set purchase.
Denver made. Good glass. Touched up nicks and bumps.
2.5x witha fine crosshairs.
I as thinking of putting it on an Encore 45-70
Problem is I have it's twin in an old steel tube Weaver with brass lens rings. One of them belongs on the 45-70.

65-75 bucks shipped

Thanks, that's a start.
Thinking of the Weaver on a 26" EABCO blued barrel.....

Post and crosshair, duplex, fine crosshair?

Kelly

2.5x or 2.75x?

2.5x power. Fine crosshairs.

The Redfield is waterproof/weatherproof, don’t believe the old Weaver with brass trimmings is.

True, but the old Weaver is just cool looking.....

I sold one in slightly better condition than your for $95 last year. Put in on Gunbroker if it doesn't sell here.

Thanks for the help.
This little boo boo might keep it away from $95

Good scope. 100 shipped

It says Bear Cub on the ocular bell.

Old scope $80 shipped.

1" or 26mm diameter tube?

Redfield got started in the rifle scope business when they bought Kollmorgan's scope business. All of the Kollmorgen Bearcub scopes that I've owned had 26mm tubes and, I believe, so did the early Redfield Bearcubs.

1.022" tube. 26mm. Made between 1959 - 61 from what I can find.
Post Kollmorgen.
It has a serial number.

Looking now for what I can come up with in 26mm rings.
First cure: sell the scope for $85 shipped to the lower 48.
Second solution: A set of very low 26mm rings.
Third solution: someone sell me a set of low to very low rings. Preferably dual dovetail and I'll open them up myself.
Seems like I just sold a set of what I needed.
I've got a set of Leupold dual dovetail to trade.......

26mm rings can be expensive and hard to find, so good luck to you.

That's normally true. I googled and found and old ( 2013 ) topic here on that subject. Mule Deer has used Burris rings with the inserts....
Checking with him now.

I’d keep the Redfield Bear Cub over the old Weaver. Its a much better scope. Redfield continued the quality Kollmorgen had established in the Bear Cub line of scopes. Ebay is your friend ( unfortunately) in finding 26mm rings. IMHO

Not if one can’t see through it and it ruins a day in the field or a chance at a trophy animal. I’ve learned my lesson (the hard way) with old Weavers.