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Sorry I forgot to answer your question. The next smaller number before 4,000 is 3,000, and there are 4 divisions, so 250 yd is the graduated interval. I would feel confident interpolating 50 yd intervals on the scale, but there would be few landmarks that I could line up accurately enough to...

Thank you very much, Mr. Boyd! I believe you have solved my problem. I took the scope out this afternoon, and bearing in mind the way you dscribed the working of the one you were familiar with, I studied my images again. Apparently,it works exactly like yours, only instead of a fully split...

Dear Bob, I recently got a Swedish NIFE rangefinder which may be similar to yours, I don't know id you're still around. Mine shows a small image in the middle of a larger one,which are obviously supposed to be adjusted to coincide, but my small image is upside-down. I would think calibration...

Thank you very much, Mr. Boyd! I finally managed to attach a picture of my rangefinder. Mine has two eyepieces, spaced appropriately for my eyes, which makes me think it is supposed to be used horizontal. The right eyepiece shows both the main and the inset images, that is, a full field of...

I bought a supposed Swedish military optical rangefinder made by NIFE, model 40 cm or A-40 It appears in good condition, images are crisp and the focus and range adjustment controls move and work, BUT, the small image which needs to align with the larger one is UPSIDE-DOWN. I do not know if...