Reticle
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A reticle or reticule, also known as a graticule, is a pattern of fine lines or markings built into the optical path of an optical device to provide measurement references during visual inspections. R
The reticle of a PSO-1 scope mounted on a Russian SVD designated marksman rifle
Measurement graticule in an optical microscope
Reticle of Bell & Howell Pocket Comparator
Reticle accessory (PD-8) used in sniper rifles
Telescopic sight
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A telescopic sight, commonly called a scope informally, is an optical sighting device based on a refracting telescope. Sights are equipped with a referencing pattern mounted in a focally appropriate p
Reticle
…spotting scopes, theodolites or optical microscopes, allowing different reticles to be interchanged when changing the eyepiece, although reticles in telescopic sights or the screen of an oscilloscope are permanently fixed in place. Today, engraved lines or embedded fibers may be replaced by a digital image superimposed…
View through a 4× telescopic sight
Leupold and Stevens Mark 6 scope with variable magnification X3-X18, mounted on an M24 SWS
German-made ZF Ajack 4×90 (4×38 in modern terminology) for the World War II-pattern Swedish Mauser m/1941 sniper rifle.
A Civil War reenactment of the Battle of Bean Station with a Confederate sharpshooter shooting a Whitworth rifle equipped with a Wm. Malcolm long-tube scope.