Weaver/ Redfield scopes

[boolitshooter]

Please school me on when and why The Weaver/ Redfield names both we're put on scopes.
Did Redfield by Weaver or visa versa?
I did not want to hijack the "classified" thread.

[6pt-sika]

The Redfield sight company bought the Stith scope company originally and later Leupold bought the Redfield name . Weaver at some point was purchased by the group that owns Simmons scopes I believe.I believe at some point the same folks that own Simmons also bought the rights to the Redfield scope mounts.

[Hillbillygunsmith]

Are you sure on that information? Reason I am asking is I though I read somewhere that Leupold also bought the rights to the Weaver scopes.

[6pt-sika]

Are you sure on that information? Reason I am asking is I though I read somewhere that Leupold also bought the rights to the Weaver scopes.

Not that I'm aware .

[Molasses]

Are you sure on that information? Reason I am asking is I though I read somewhere that Leupold also bought the rights to the Weaver scopes.

Not that I'm aware .

ATK (same folks as own RCBS, Federal, Speer, etc) owns Weaver.

Edit to add:
http://www.atk.com/business-groups/atk-sporting/

[Mescalero]

Weaver got it's name from the founder W.R. Weaver.

[Pete44ru]

Please school me on when and why The Weaver/ Redfield names both we're put on scopes.
Did Redfield by Weaver or visa versa?
I did not want to hijack the "classified" thread.

Most likely, the reason you're confugled is that the Weaver scope seller has inadvertantly included a pic of a similar Redfield scope, in with his pics of his Weaver scope F/S pics. .


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[Mescalero]

Yeah,
the second picture, that was wierd.

[Streetstar]

I always assumed (wrongly) that Jack Weaver had something to do with the Weaver optics company -- name recognition

[boolitshooter]

Thanks pete44RU,
I was questioning my limited knowledge about this.