Zielfernrohr C.P. Goerz for Mg. 08/15 and Schwarzlose, about 1917

Zielfernrohr C.P. Goerz for Mg. 08/15 and Schwarzlose, about 1917

Zielfernrohr C.P. Goerz or Optische Anstalt C.P. Goerz AG Berlin, für Mg. 08/15 und Schwarzlose, circa 1917.

Multipurpose telescopic aiming sight, for precision shooting, produced by C.P. Goerz Berlin in around 1917, to be installed on the Maschinengewehr Mg Mod. 08/15 and Schwarzlose Mg-16 and Mg-16A machine guns.

The telescopic sight, made entirely of burnished steel, is equipped with a lateral turret for micrometric windage adjustment, while in the center of the optical tube there is a large micrometric register for the elevation of the shot which varies from 100 to 2500 meters, with a scale of division of 100 meters for the first thousand and of 50 meters for the remaining 1500 meters.

The viewfinder is in like new condition, its original browning is completely present, the mechanisms are smooth and precise, the lenses are clear and the vision is very bright. It is complete with the register useful for correcting the diopters and an extraordinarily rare and innovative device for the possible illumination of the reticle.

Its weight of 1030 grams is made up of a very resistant and well-made steel structure, which was designed to withstand the enormous recoil forces resulting from the powerful ammunition used.


The C.P. Goerz was a company of optical and photographic instruments founded in Berlin in 1886 by Carl Paul Goerz (1854-1923), together with Carl Moser, optical researcher, and Ottomar Anschutz, laboratory technician in close friendships; precisely from this last C.P. In 1889, Goerz had purchased the patent for the construction of the first shutter for cameras capable of shutter speeds of 1/1000 of a second. The company specialized in the production of lenses, cameras, telescopes and binoculars, including for military use.

In 1886 it had around 25 employees, which rose to 2500 in 1911, although at its maximum expansion the workforce reached 10,000 employees. In terms of size it was not even second to Zeiss (which in the same period had 1000 fewer workers), and it exported to many countries, including Russia and the United States.

In 1905 Goerz American Optical continued to operate independently in the United States until 1972.

In 1908 Goerz Photochemisches Werk GmbH was founded in Berlin, this section of the Goerz group produced films for photography and cinema.

Goerz had a fundamental relationship with the armies of the time and military supplies. In fact, it remained famous both for the large trench binoculars (First World War) and for the binoculars supplied to all the weapons of the Austrian-German Army (including navy and air force) as well as Bulgaria, Romania etc.

Even today there are countless examples of Goerz binoculars that have value on the war and optical antiques market, one must think that in 1906 Goerz had already produced and exceeded 100,000 "Triëder" model binoculars, both for civil and military use. In addition to the main and historic factory in Friedenau (Berlin), C.P. Goerz was also present in London, Paris and Vienna, Bratislava, Milan, Riga and St. Petersburg.

Other sections were dedicated to chemical products and also for typewriters or calculating machines, which a division of the company was responsible for producing until 1945.

In 1910 the company bought the "Sendlinger Optische Galswerke" company founded by J. Von Fraunhofer and C. A. Steinheil for the production of optical glass and mirrors, which made it completely independent from purchasing from other retailers.

After the First World War, with the Treaty of Versailles, the German companies that had produced war material were slowed down in production and this quickly led to a serious economic situation.

In 1923 Paul Goerz died and the company, which was in bankruptcy, was purchased by Zeiss which, together with the companies "Contessa", "Nettel", "ICA" and "Ernemann" founded Zeiss Ikon in 1926. The American division of Goertz became an independent company under the name Goertz American Optical Co. producing camera lenses and continuing their technical development.

In 1971 it was bought by Kollmorgen, which was absorbed by Schneider Optics in 1972.

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