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Kowa rifle scopes
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<blockquote data-quote="husdat" data-source="post: 195151" data-attributes="member: 9761"><p><strong>answer from Kowa</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>this is the reply from Kowa for the questions that I asked:</p><p></p><p></p><p> <span style="color: #1F497D">[FONT=&quot]Thank you for your e-mail. [/FONT]</span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="color: #1F497D">[FONT=&quot]Kowa has not made rifle scopes in very long time perhaps not since the 1960's. Unfortunately, we do not have information about the rifle scopes as they were made before Kowa was established here in the U.S. in 1981. We have also inquired about the rifle scopes from the factory in the past, but they do not have any information either.[/FONT]</span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="color: #1F497D">[FONT=&quot]What I can tell you is that the Prominar is a Kowa name and that Kowa made rifle scopes in the past. Like now, all of the products in the Sporting Optics division were made in Japan.[/FONT]</span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="color: #1F497D">[FONT=&quot]With regards to the fluorite crystal, some scopes incorporate pure fluorite glass and others, which are designated as 'XD' glass, use a fluorite coating. For example, the new TSN-883 & 884 have pure fluorite. The new TS-773 & 774 have the XD glass. The actual performance between the two is very similar, but using fluorite itself is more expensive as the crystal is a more delicate substance and making a lens out of it requires some expertise.[/FONT]</span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="color: #1F497D">[FONT=&quot]'Prominar' is only placed on products that have either XD glass or pure fluorite. [/FONT]</span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="color: #1F497D">[FONT=&quot]I hope this answers at least some of your questions. [/FONT]</span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="color: #1F497D">[FONT=&quot]Thank you,[/FONT]</span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="color: #1F497D">[FONT=&quot]Ben[/FONT]</span></p><p> <span style="color: #1F497D">[FONT=&quot]Kowa Optimed, Inc.[/FONT]</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #1F497D">[FONT=&quot]===================[/FONT]</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: #1F497D">[FONT=&quot]YAY~~~ I am having a fluorite rifle scope. =)</span></span></span>[/FONT]</p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #1F497D">[FONT=&quot]<span style="color: black">by the way Buffalobob, why would you think I have a "a title to a bridge in New York and a water front property in Florida?" I am just normal person interested in optics.</span></span></span>[/FONT]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="husdat, post: 195151, member: 9761"] [b]answer from Kowa[/b] this is the reply from Kowa for the questions that I asked: [COLOR=#1F497D][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1F497D][FONT="]Thank you for your e-mail. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1F497D][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1F497D][FONT="]Kowa has not made rifle scopes in very long time perhaps not since the 1960’s. Unfortunately, we do not have information about the rifle scopes as they were made before Kowa was established here in the U.S. in 1981. We have also inquired about the rifle scopes from the factory in the past, but they do not have any information either.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1F497D][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1F497D][FONT="]What I can tell you is that the Prominar is a Kowa name and that Kowa made rifle scopes in the past. Like now, all of the products in the Sporting Optics division were made in Japan.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1F497D][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1F497D][FONT="]With regards to the fluorite crystal, some scopes incorporate pure fluorite glass and others, which are designated as ‘XD’ glass, use a fluorite coating. For example, the new TSN-883 & 884 have pure fluorite. The new TS-773 & 774 have the XD glass. The actual performance between the two is very similar, but using fluorite itself is more expensive as the crystal is a more delicate substance and making a lens out of it requires some expertise.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1F497D][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1F497D][FONT="]‘Prominar’ is only placed on products that have either XD glass or pure fluorite. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1F497D][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1F497D][FONT="]I hope this answers at least some of your questions. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1F497D][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1F497D][FONT="]Thank you,[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1F497D][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1F497D][FONT="]Ben[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1F497D][FONT="]Kowa Optimed, Inc.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1F497D][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1F497D][FONT="]===================[/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black][COLOR=#1F497D][/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=black][COLOR=#1F497D][FONT="]YAY~~~ I am having a fluorite rifle scope. =)[/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT][COLOR=black][COLOR=#1F497D][/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=black][COLOR=#1F497D][/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#1F497D][FONT="][COLOR=black]by the way Buffalobob, why would you think I have a "a title to a bridge in New York and a water front property in Florida?" I am just normal person interested in optics.[/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT][COLOR=#1F497D][/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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