Sasser (1 July 2004).Ĭrosshairs on the Kill Zone: American Combat Snipers, Vietnam through Operation Iraqi Freedom. Very sophisticated optical/mechanical instrumentation for governmentĪ b Craig Roberts Charles W.MST-100 10× for 7.62×51mm (Used by the Marine Corps, FBI & Canada).Hunting Scopes "Falcon", "Hawk" & "Condor", 2 3/4×, 4× & 6× respectively.The last John Unertl, John Robert Unertl, after leaving the company worked his way up to Division President of the optical instrument division of Leitz. Schlieren photography systems for the Naval Surface Weapon Center in White Oak, MD). And while the company was well known for its rifle scopes, it’s major revenue came from high end optical systems made for various branches of government including very sophisticated optical/mechanical instrumentation, optics for military jet gunsights, fire control optics, and wind tunnel instrumentation ( started the company and ran it until his death. There were actually three successive "John Unertls". By 2008 the company had closed its doors. MEU(SOC) pistol and the M40A3 Sniper Rifle. By 2006 the company had begun marketing firearms in addition to their line of scopes including a civilian copy of the Marine Corps Schmidt & Bender 3–12×50 Police Marksman II LP. In the early 2000s the Marine Corps began phasing out Unertl Scopes in favor of other scopes like the Rocky Greene) and the headquarters was moved to In 2002 the company was purchased by 21st Century Technology, Inc. The company was most notable for its MST-100 (7.62mm) and MST-150 (.50 caliber) 10× scope used by the USMC Scout-Sniper program and the first scope to use a John Unertl founded the John Unertl Optical Company in 1934 and the company manufactured military sniper scopes during World War II.
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