Just to clear up some misinformation about B&L
"In 1945 B&L stopped supplying lenses to Lyman and in 1949 started manufacturing and marketing scopes of its own
design. With extensive background in optics and design, the company was soon producing a premier line
of straight and variable power rifle scopes.
In 1950 there were three low power scopes offered:
the 2.5X Baltur, 4x Balfor and the 2.5-4X Balvar 4. All
were 1 inch tube scopes with straight objectives and
1.34 inch ocular lenses to improve field of view. The
mid-50s saw the introduction of the 6X Balsix, 8X Baleight, 2.5-8X Balvar 8 and 6-24X Balvar 24."
From Nick Stroebel book
