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KAHLES LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY

At Kahles, we take great pains to design and craft the world’s most reliable riflescopes and binoculars.
Every assembly technician and quality control professional both in Austria and at our American
Customer Service Center treats each product as if it were their own. That way, you can find your Kahles
riflescope or binoculars to be a trusted, lifelong companion. Problems do occur on rare occasions and
that is why each product is protected by our Limited Lifetime Warranty.

Kahles warrants its products during the life of and as long as it is owned by the original owner against
defect in materials and workmanship, subject to normal use and the following exception – Camouflage
Coating on rubber armoring of the Camouflaged Coated instrument is warranted against defects in
materials and workmanship for one year from date of purchase. The warranty is void if damage results
from unauthorized repairs, accident, alteration, misuse, abuse, neglect, fire, flood or other acts of God.
The warranty does not apply to any Kahles product not purchased in North America.

For more details, contact Kahles Customer Service Toll Free at 866-606-8779.

THE PEOPLE OF KAHLES

HANS PETERNEL ANDREA ROSEN HERMANN THEISINGER

Managing Director European Sales International Sales
Manager

GREG JONES KAREN LUTTO NANCY MARKARIAN

Brand Manager Public Relations North American Sales
Administration and
Customer Service

Kahles North America, 2 Slater Road, Cranston, RI 02920

Toll Free 866-606-8779. fax 866-606-8780. www.kahlesoptik.com
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Kahles invented the riflescope as we know it today. In fact, we produced our first riflescope in 1898.
But that’s only the beginning of a story steeped in an ongoing history of innovation and a dedication
to ultimate optic performance.

Kahles’ roots actually date back to 1823, when Simon Ploessl revolutionized optical performance through his
development of the first color-correcting lens system, known as the Achromatic Ocular. Karl Robert Kahles
took over operation of Ploessl’s Optical Workshop in 1898 and the Kahles Company was born. It didn’t take
long for Karl to introduce the legendary Telorar riflescope, the first practical design of its kind.The technical
innovations continued as Kahles later became the first optical manufacturer to produce a waterproof
riflescope by utilizing O-rings for sealing the erector tube. Kahles’ heritage of crafting unparalleled,
precision ground Austrian optics made it the first scope manufacturer to use multi-coating on all
air-to-glass lense surfaces. This patented AMV coating increased light transmission to 99.7% (per air to
glass surface), a standard that no other manufacturer has been able to beat to this day.

Today, our lenses are still ground in our original plant in Vienna, Austria. Our designers, opticians,
engineers, coating specialists and quality control professionals live and work by the same standards of
unfailing performance originally envisioned by Karl Robert himself. Kahles continues to blaze new
trails in riflescope design, durability and performance with such products as our American Hunter series
of riflescopes, the unique TDS Tri-Factor Reticle System and our new Turkey Reticle.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
OPTICAL PERFORMANCE
FOGPROOF/WATERPROOF DESIGN
SHOCKPROOF CONSTRUCTION COMETSEEKER
1898 MIGNON 4X
AMERICAN HUNTER SERIES
1908
HELIA COMPACT SERIES
HELIA COMPACT – ILLUMINATED
KARL ROBERT KAHLES
CUSTOM RIFLES WITH KAHLES FOUNDER OF KAHLES
TDS TRI-FACTOR RETICLE SYSTEM
BINOCULARS
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THE WIDEST FIELD-OF-VIEW, SHARPEST EDGE-TO-EDGE CLARITY

AND HIGHEST POSSIBLE LIGHT TRANSMISSION. KAHLES SCOPES
PRACTICALLY FIND THE GAME FOR YOU.
Our commitment to optical performance is an advantage you’ll see under even
the most demanding low-light conditions.After all, it was Kahles who set and
continues to maintain the light transmission standard for the optics industry
through our AMV multi-coating technology that allows light transmission up to
99.7% per air-to-glass surface. Combine this benchmark in optical performance PRECISION GROUND
AUSTRIAN OPTICS
with our field-of-view, edge-to-edge clarity and generous eye relief and you’ll see
that nothing delivers performance like Kahles.
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KAHLES INVENTED O-RING WATERPROOFING TECHNOLOGY.

A PROPRIETARY NITROGEN PURGING PROCESS ONLY FUR-
THERS OUR REPUTATION FOR UNFAILING PERFORMANCE NO
MATTER WHAT CONDITIONS YOU’RE LOOKING AT.
You’ve been there before.You’ve gone from your nice warm cabin to bone chilling,
finger numbing temperatures. Conditions like these are why we pioneered O-ring
waterproof seals. And why every Kahles riflescope is nitrogen purged several
DAVID HOOVER
times to eliminate all moisture from inside the riflescope tube. The industry’s TECHNICAL DIRECTOR,
tightest tolerances insure a perfect seal and one-piece construction eliminates KAHLES NORTH AMERICA
any possibility of leaks. So no more excuses. Get our there and hunt.
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OUR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION INNOVATIONS HAVE BEEN

SETTING STANDARDS FOR HUNTERS SINCE 1898.
Go ahead, put a Kahles riflescope to the test. From the repeated kick of a .338
Lapua Magnum to an accidental fall off your ATV, Kahles riflescopes are built
to take it and perform without fail. Innovative design makes them the most
rugged riflescopes in the field. Our design utilizes significantly fewer parts than
any other manufacturer, and our main tubes are machined out of a single piece
of bar stock. Our scratch resistant, hard-anodized finish will keep them looking PRECISION QUALITY CONTROL

beautiful, hunt after hunt. By simplifying construction, we’ve given every Kahles A KAHLES TRADITION
riflescope an advantage you’ll experience for years to come.
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EXCEPTIONAL F I E L D - O F - V I E W AT 100 YA R D S

48-27.3’ 39-14.5’ 33.6-11.7’

THE AMERICAN HUNTER GIVES YOU THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS – ALL THE AUSTRIAN
INNOVATION, PRECISION ENGINEERING AND PERFORMANCE WE’VE BEEN FAMOUS FOR

SINCE 1898 - IN A COMPACT, LIGHTWEIGHT 1" MAIN TUBE DESIGN PREFERRED BY

THE AMERICAN HUNTER. LIKE ALL KAHLES RIFLESCOPES, THE AMERICAN HUNTER
SERIES IS FOGPROOF, SHOCKPROOF AND OPTICALLY SUPERIOR TO ANYTHING ELSE

AVAILABLE. EVERY RIFLESCOPE FEATURES OUR PRECISION AUSTRIAN OPTICS, ONE PIECE

CONSTRUCTION AND HARDENED ANODIZED ALUMINUM TUBE.

Turkey

Model: AH 2-7x36* AH 3-9x42 AH3.5-10x50

All American Hunter
Riflescopes come with MAGNIFICATION 2.3-7 3-9 3.3-10
flip-up protective
OBJECTIVE LENS DIA./MM 36 42 50
lens covers.
EXIT PUPIL DIAMETER/IN 0.62-0.2 0.55-0.18 0.6-0.2

EYE RELIEF/IN 3.35 3.35 3.35

RETICLE STAYS CONSTANT. BECAUSE
FIELD-OF-VIEW 48-27.3 39-14.5 33.6-11.7
AMERICAN HUNTERS HAVE THEIR OWN FT/100 YDS

DIOPTRIC CORR. (DPT) +2/-3.5 +2/-3.5 +2/-3.5

VISION OF THE HUNT.
TWILIGHT PERFORMANCE 9.1-15.9 8.5-19.4 9.3-22.4
FACTOR (DIN58388)
By mounting the reticle in the second
IMPACT PT. CORRECTION 0.33 0.25 0.25
image focal plane, the thickness of the reticle PER CLICK IN/100 YDS
crosshairs remains constant throughout MAX.ADJUSTM. RANGE 61.2 58 50.2
IN/100 YDS
any power change.
LENGTH/IN 11.06 12.09 12.76

WEIGHT/OZ 12.2 13.1 14.5

RETICLES 4A,TDS, Plex,Turkey 4A,TDS, Plex 4A,TDS, Plex

*AH 2-7X36 RF IS PARALLAX

FREE AT 50 YARDS
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EXCEPTIONAL F I E L D - O F - V I E W AT 100 YA R D S EXCEPTIONAL F I E L D - O F - V I E W AT 100 YA R D S

108-31.8’ 72-21.3’ 43.5-12.9’ 35.4’ 23.4’ 37.5-10.08’

THE HELIA SERIES HAS A HISTORY AS LEGENDARY AS THAT OF KAHLES ITSELF. FIRST INTRODUCED IN 1926, THE HELIA
INSTANTLY BECAME THE BENCHMARK BY WHICH ALL RIFLESCOPES WERE JUDGED.THE SAME HOLDS TRUE TODAY. EVERY

HELIA COMPACT MODEL REPRESENTS THE ULTIMATE IN PRECISION OPTICAL PERFORMANCE, DURABILITY AND RELIABILITY

IN A RUGGED BUT COMPACT 30MM MAIN TUBE DESIGN.TIME TESTED FEATURES INCLUDE OUR FAST FOCUS RING, PERFECT
FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING HUNT CONDITIONS, IN ADDITION TO WIDEST FIELD-OF-VIEW IN A RIFLESCOPE TODAY. THE HELIA
COMPACT MODELS ARE EVERYTHING A RIFLESCOPE SHOULD BE.

Model: C 1.1-4X24 C 1.5-6X42 C 2.5-10x50 Model: C 4X36 C 6X42 C 3-12X56

MAGNIFICATION 1.1-4 1.5-6 2.7-10 MAGNIFICATION 4 6 3.3-12

OBJECTIVE LENS DIA./MM 24 42 50 OBJECTIVE LENS DIA./MM 36 42 56

EXIT PUPIL DIAMETER/IN 0.41-0.24 0.52-0.28 0.37-0.20 EXIT PUPIL DIAMETER/IN 0.35 0.28 0.37-0.18

EYE RELIEF/IN 3.55 3.55 3.55 EYE RELIEF/IN 3.15 3.15 3.55

FIELD-OF-VIEW 108-31.8 72-21.3 43.5-12.9 FIELD-OF-VIEW 34.5 23.4 37.5-10.8

FT/100 YDS FT/100 YDS

DIOPTRIC CORR. (DPT) +2/-3.5 +2/-3.5 +2/-3.5 DIOPTRIC CORR. (DPT) +2/-3.5 +2/-3.5 +2/-3.5

TWILIGHT PERFORMANCE 3.1-9.8 4.2-15.87 7.6-22.36 TWILIGHT PERFORMANCE 12 15.9 9.3-25.92

FACTOR (DIN58388) FACTOR (DIN58388)

IMPACT PT. CORRECTION 0.54 0.36 0.36 IMPACT PT. CORRECTION 0.36 0.36 0.36
PER CLICK IN/100 YDS PER CLICK IN/100 YDS

MAX.ADJUSTM. RANGE 133.2 86.4 54 MAX.ADJUSTM. RANGE 90 68.4 45

IN/100 YDS IN/100 YDS

LENGTH/IN 10.83 12.01 12.8 LENGTH/IN 11.22 12.4 13.98

WEIGHT/OZ 14.6 16.4 17.3 WEIGHT/OZ 12.7 14.5 19.4

RETICLES 4A, 7A 4A. 7A Plex, 7A RETICLES 4A. 7A 4A. 7A Plex, 7A

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EXCEPTIONAL F I E L D - O F - V I E W AT 100 YA R D S

72-21.3’ 43.5-12.9’ 37.5-10.8’

YOU’LL FIND THE SAME FEATURES, PERFORMANCE, OPTICS AND CONSTRUCTION OF OUR HELIA COMPACT SERIES IN
THE COMPACT SERIES ILLUMINATED RETICLES. EACH RIFLESCOPE IS DESIGNED AROUND OUR PROVEN 30MM MAIN

TUBE AND GIVES YOU OUR PRECISION AUSTRIAN AMV MULTI-COATED OPTICS, WIDEST FIELD-OF-VIEW AND SHARPEST

EDGE-TO-EDGE CLARITY – ALL WITH THE ADDED ADVANTAGE OF A VARIABLE CONTROLLED ILLUMINATED RETICLE.

KAHLES ILLUMINATED RETICLES

MAKE POSSIBLE LOW LIGHT
HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES THAT CAN
MEAN BETTER SUCCESS FOR YOU.

With the Helia Compact Illuminated

Reticle, the only thing better would be
for us to aim and pull the trigger too.
With the Helia Illuminated Reticle, you Model: CB 1.5-6X42 CB 2.5-10x50 CB 3-12x56
can take your shot with confidence.
MAGNIFICATION 1.5-6 2.7-10 3.3-12
Our precise dimming control lets you
decide just how much illumination OBJECTIVE LENS DIA./MM 42 50 56
you require for the conditions you’re
EXIT PUPIL DIAMETER/IN 0.52-0.28 0.37-0.20 0.37-0.18
hunting in. Up to 110 hours of
continuous operation is provided EYE RELIEF/IN 3.55 3.55 3.55
through a commonly available
FIELD-OF-VIEW 72-21.3 43.5-12.9 37.5-10.8
single 3V Lithium battery. FT/100 YDS

DIOPTRIC CORR. (DPT) +2/-3.5 +2/-3.5 +2/-3.5

TWILIGHT PERFORMANCE 4.2-15.87 7.6-22.36 9.3-25.92

FACTOR (DIN58388)

IMPACT PT. CORRECTION 0.36 0.36 0.36

PER CLICK IN/100 YDS

The illumination control is conveniently MAX.ADJUSTM. RANGE 86.4 54 45

IN/100 YDS
located in a third turret on the left side LENGTH/IN 12.01 12.8 13.98
of the riflescope.
WEIGHT/OZ 17.4 18.3 20.4

RETICLES 4NK,N-Plex 4NK,N-Plex 4NK,N-Plex

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1903 SPRINGFIELD 100TH ANNIVERSARY RIFLE WITH KAHLES AMERICAN HUNTER 2-7X36 RIFLESCOPE.
THE AMERICAN CUSTOM GUN MAKER’S GUILD–FIREARM ENGRAVER’S GUILD.

YOU MAY NEVER HAVE TO COMPENSATE FOR DISTANCE AND WINDAGE AGAIN.
It took a Top Gun pilot to develop a top notch way to find your target without
guessing or hold over. Incorporated into the reticle component of the American
Hunter series riflescopes, this system helps you quickly determine a straight line
aim to your target corrected for distance and wind. The TDS Tri-Factor Reticle
System guides your eyes intuitively into following your body not unlike the way
you point your finger at an object. Your eyes look where your finger is pointing,
not the other way around. LT. C OL . T.D. S MITH
D EVELOPER OF THE TDS T RI -FACTOR
R ETICLE S YSTEM

PATRICK L. H OLEHAN
A RIZONA
“ The Kahles
F RANKS W ELLS
A RIZONA American Hunter
riflescope with
Your TSD Tri-Factor Reticle System comes
the TDS reticle with a set of 11 decals that reference the
values of the four TDS range marker bars in
is the finest, most
the reticle. Simply select the decal that
accurate sighting corresponds to the ammunition you’ll be
using and follow the distances marked on the
K ERRY O’DAY system I have ever vertical bar. Once you determine the distance
T EXAS T ONY K NIGHT to your game, simply align the appropriate
F OUNDER K NIGHT M ODERN used for muzzle- horizontal range bar with the animal and
M UZZLELOADING, I NC . you’re ready to take your shot.You can also
loader hunting” make quick adjustments for cross wind.
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Model: 8x32 8x42 10x42

MAGNIFICATION 8 8 10

OBJECTIVE LENS 32 42 42
DIAMETER/MM

EXIT PUPIL/IN 0.16 0.21 0.17

EYE RELIEF/IN 0.63 0.75 0.63

INTERPUPILLARY 2.28-2.83 2.28-2.83 2.28-2.83

DISTANCE/IN
WHITE TAILED KITE - PHOTO BY CLAYTON TAYLOR.
FIELD-OF-VIEW 399 330 315
AT 1000YDS
FIELD-OF-VIEW 7.6 6.3 6.0
KAHLES OPTICS. KAHLES CONSTRUCTION. /DEGREES
THE ADVANTAGE IS CLEAR WITH OUR BINOCULARS. APPARENT FIELD-OF-VIEW 58 51 59
/DEGREES

Only Kahles binoculars feature Kahles precision Austrian engineered optics, TWILIGHT PERFORMANCE 16 18.3 20.5
FACTOR (DIN58388)
the clearest, sharpest and brightest in the industry.These glasses also take whatever
SHORTEST FOCUSING 4’9” 8’2” 7’5”
conditions you can throw at them, thanks to history proven waterproof and DISTANCE/FT

fogproof design, and rugged, rubber armored construction. Kahles binoculars DIOPTRIC ADJUSTMENT +/-3 +/-3 +/-4
RANGE/DPT
are completely submersible.All Kahles binoculars are available in the Advantage
LENGTH/IN 4.72 5.62 5.5
Timber™ camo pattern.You’ll see the advantage every time.
K AHLES B INOCULARS
C IRCA 1910
WIDTH/IN 4.52 4.71 4.71

HEIGHT/IN 2.36 2.36 2.36

WEIGHT/OZ 21.5 26.5 26.5

Special KAHLES feature
Twist in Eye Cups Winged Eye Cups
ALL KAHLES BINOCULARS FEATURES:
• MULTI COATED OPTICS, PHASE CORRECTED ROOF PRISMS • LIGHT WEIGHT ERGONOMIC DESIGN
• WIDE FIELDS-OF-VIEW, SHARP EDGE-TO-EDGE CLARITY • WATER-PROOF SUBMERSIBLE, FOG-PROOF
• UNPARALLEL CLOSE FOCUS • RUGGED ALLOY HOUSING, DURABLE RUBBER ARMORING
• BRILLIANT LOW LIGHT PERFORMANCE • TRI-POD MOUNTABLE
• LASER ALIGNED OPTICAL AXIS • AVAILABLE IN GREY OR REALTREE - ADVANTAGE TIMBER™ Camo

399’ 330’ 315’

EXCEPTIONAL FIELD-OF-VIEW AT 1000 YA R D S

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KAHLES LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY

At Kahles, we take great pains to design and craft the world’s most reliable riflescopes and binoculars.
Every assembly technician and quality control professional both in Austria and at our American
Customer Service Center treats each product as if it were their own. That way, you can find your Kahles
riflescope or binoculars to be a trusted, lifelong companion. Problems do occur on rare occasions and
that is why each product is protected by our Limited Lifetime Warranty.

Kahles warrants its products during the life of and as long as it is owned by the original owner against
defect in materials and workmanship, subject to normal use and the following exception – Camouflage
Coating on rubber armoring of the Camouflaged Coated instrument is warranted against defects in
materials and workmanship for one year from date of purchase. The warranty is void if damage results
from unauthorized repairs, accident, alteration, misuse, abuse, neglect, fire, flood or other acts of God.
The warranty does not apply to any Kahles product not purchased in North America.

For more details, contact Kahles Customer Service Toll Free at 866-606-8779.

THE PEOPLE OF KAHLES

HANS PETERNEL ANDREA ROSEN HERMANN THEISINGER

Managing Director European Sales International Sales
Manager

GREG JONES KAREN LUTTO NANCY MARKARIAN

Brand Manager Public Relations North American Sales
Administration and
Customer Service

Kahles North America, 2 Slater Road, Cranston, RI 02920

Toll Free 866-606-8779. fax 866-606-8780. www.kahlesoptik.com