Thanks Gents, I had a feeling that might have been the answer. Pitty really as it is getting harder now to get good quality scopes which look period and have a smaller objective such as 32-36mm with a narrower magnification range such as those mentioned above. These days everybody seems to want larger objectives with a huge power range. They become quite heavy and very long which doesn't suit a lot of the older rifles in my opinion. It makes the rifles more cumbersome, new ones included.

Waidmannsheil.