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i would say noske's lil' 2.5 or 4x 'IMP' with its mount is the coolest of them all.
post wwII version by another manufacturer was called boone gunscope.

The little G&H mount with the screws holds the Weaver-Type 3/4" scopes.

The mount and base are different also, the base would have two notches in the side.

An engraved Noske I bought years ago for a G&H but they are not interchangeable.

The Niedner tool-room model, I like this one made using the Mann-Niedner taper block principle.

I think I'm out of side-mount information, Any questions?

The Niedner tool-room model:
When detaching this from the gun it appears to slide off to the rear which might be a issue on some guns if you want a receiver sight also. Correct me if I am seeing this wrong.

The long hook....is that a dent pin just to the left of the hook which probably holds the hook in place?

About windage:
The neidner appears to pivot on the rear of the sight to get windage and it is controlled by the screws at the front. Correct? While many of the others have a slide mechanism for the rear ring that is screwed in and out for windage. Any opinion on which is better? More stable? etc?

I understand Michael that your interest is pre-war your knowledge is unrivalled however I would like others to add to the volume of knowledge for post war if they have any to offer.

Oh yes I almost forgot, on the tool-room mount, with 4 screws and 2 dowel pins they didn't want it to move.

Yes it does slide to the rear and it's not an issue on the 1903 Springfield or Mausers with the Lyman 48 on the other side.

Yes it does hold the hook in place.

I can't see where the mount swiveling on the front or rear makes any difference but then I've not spent any time thinking about it.

The base with this appears to have had a lot of use and looks like it was even soldered on guns.

One of the workmen at Niedners told me that they sometimes soldered on bases to test iron sighted rifles before finial finish and blue.

The soldering on of the base is an interesting idea. Sure would solve the problem drilling and tapping holes in the side which become very permenant an unsightly if the base is removed.

Here's a pic of some more Jaeger stuff, mostly or maybe all postwar though. You can see that there are 3 different ring heights, all interchangeable or at least on my mounts they are. Notice that there are both steel and alloy rings and the ring widths/profiles vary even among rings made of the same material. The medium-ht alloy rings on the rifle have been spaced upward by thin washers to gain clearance for the larger eyepiece of the Leupold with lens caps while the low-ht steel rings have had long spacers (crudely unfinished) added to their bottoms to make them as high as the mediums.

The orphan rings are 7/8" (22mm). The base on the viewer's left is a round-backed one for the later mounts and the one on the right is a flat-backed one with the earlier toothed clamp-lock recess. Overall sizes, spring-lock recesses and dovetails are same-same with the clamp-locking recess shape being the only difference between the two.

All the Jaeger side mounts I've seen have had their stop studs mounted to the front ring so that the scope slides on from the front, but I usually switch it to the rear if possible, for an additional recoil support.

BTW some of the Jaeger rings (not the mounts or bases) appear identical in appearance & shape to some of the G&H rings; I wonder if they'll interchange?
Regards, Joe