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来，给你读读那老爷子回复我脸书上面问的问题“我是应该买一支带原装diopter瞄的还是买一支裸体的买swiss products USA的。老爷子居然回复我了。
Very long winded, but this is the complete story.............. The P/S Diopter was developed over a period of three years. We tried for 8 years to gain approval of the SSV in Switzerland but were turned down prototype after prototype we submitted each year.
Finally in 2011 we gained unconditional approval by the SSV and the P/S was approved for sanctioned Swiss matches world wide. We couldn't patent the outer shell or extant inner design of the Diopter because Wyss in Switzerland held that, but we were able to patent the newly designed inner workings of the P/S because it was completely different than the old Swiss "original". Another company in Germany attempted to duplicate the P/S in 2013 but our Distributor in the Netherlands supplied his own attorney to stop that production.
How the P/S Diopter came to be, and the story of the first production P/S.
We developed out first Diopter because the ones in production both in Switzerland and Germany had obvious design and function shortcomings. Anyone who owns an “original” Diopter knows this. The Diopter was never a Bern manufacture and has nothing to do with Army issue items. They were originally all made by “cottage industries” in Switzerland and Germany, so there are no "originals".
The "original" Diopters have a real flaw. If you traverse the windage to the maximum in both directions you’ll see a gap open up exposing the inside of the Diopter to dirt, sand, whatever. The Matrix also “cocks” itself off true horizontal.
You’ll also notice that when you mount the Diopter, to achieve a true axis alignment to the front sight and the bore, you have to begin with a substantial left windage setting. We completely redesigned the interior workings of the Diopter to correct all of that. The Steel Type P/S only came about because of demands from the Swiss SSV. Without those changes they would not give us approval for Swiss Sanctioned Matches worldwide, so………….. We developed the Type P/S and gave it a 1,000 yard capability to boot, so………………….. How our Diopters were designated.
It’s not something I did. Frank Van Binnendijk (Guisan) posted the designation on his own when we did our first show & tell. He called it the Type P. Maybe a week went by when I asked him why he had given it that designation. He asked. “What’s your name?” Well………….. its Pierre. *D’Oh!* ………and that is how it was named. Subsequently there was the Type PII, and that one clamped on our existing scope mount that many shooters already had. It allowed the Scope and Type PII Diopter to be quickly changed from one to the other. The Type PIIC was simply the entire system with the Clamp On Scope Mount included. All were aluminum at that time.
It took nearly 8 years to gain SSV approval, and our SP Distributor in Switzerland had a lot to do with it. We submitted 4 different protypes ove that period, and they were all turned down, one after the other, but.......... The odd thing is that they never made it back to the US. They simply disappeared into the SSV. LOL
My frustration level was rather high, so we developed a Steel Diopter with a radical new internal op-system. We were able to accomplish 75 out to 1,000+ yards with this one. But it had to be proofed by someone who was both qualified and not connected to SP in any way. Enter US Naval Distinguished Marksman, Robert L. Steinberg.
Bob provided the testing we needed before submitting this new design to the SSV in Switzerland. I have his proof results around here somewhere, and I'll post it as soon as I locate it. It's around 12 years ago now. So................. in appreciation for his efforts in provind the P/S at Quantico, we dedicated the very first production Type P/S off the line to him.
We were accepted by the Swiss SSV in 2012, I think. (OGS again.) Latigo not only engraved the dedication on the Diopter, but he also made a presentation case for Mr. Steinberg, acknowledging our sincere appreciation.
Now with the advent of the new Adjustable Front Sight, even the old Type P’s and PIIs will achieve the 1,000 yard ability.
As of the end of next week, the new P11 Diopters will be on the way to Grafs. This one will use the 1911 Clamp-On-Mount and work with the 1889, Kadett, 1896, 96/11, the G11 and the K11 rifles.
*Note: Since this was written many years ago, SP is now public direct. Our products are no longer carried by Brownell's or Graf & sons.*
Time to clarify and save me a BUNCH of PM/email answering.
Question: Why are the Swiss Products Diopters as expensive as they are now?
Four years ago my friend Frank Van Binnendijk asked me if he could show our interior design to Daniel Wyss. He was interested in what we were doing. Wyss is a HUGE weapons and accessory manufacturer in Switzerland. He was intrigued by our 1,000+ yard capablility. He also made one that went to 1,000 yards, but not a stand-alone system. If a shooter wanted to go beyond 500 yards, he was obliged to make a rail change in the Diopter, but then he couldn't go down to 100 yards without changing rails back again.
Latigo printed up a large photo of our PS Diopter interior and cost factors and sent it to Frank for Daniel Wyss with my blessing.
One week later Frank was in Switzerland and spoke to Daniel again and gave him a larger copy. The answer came rather quickly. He was told that a diopter with the capablity of the PS with the myriad of parts such as double-spring systems etc, could not be manufactured for even 10% more than Graf's retail price.
Those of you familiar with the original Swiss and German Diopters know that it all hinged on one, large spring in the upper right corner of the Diopter that handled both windage and elevation. The PS and G11 Diopters are a very far cry from both the original and present day Diopters from Switzerland and Germany. We cost count every single part in the Mfg. of our Diopters and our markup is the same as every Mfg in the country does, just to keep us afloat. I'll copy and paste this for future PMs and emails.
I thank you............ Leslie thanks you........ Leslie Salt Co. @1782
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发表于 2022-4-3 20:09
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