Swarovski Optik is a division of the Swarovski group of companies, manufacturing optical instruments, tts headquarters are located in Absam, Tyrol, Austria.[
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History
Wilhelm Swarovski, son of the original founder, was born in 1918. In 1935, with the help of his father, he developed a prism fabrication and grinding process that he used in the design of his first 6×30 Binoculars.
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1935 First Swarovski binoculars, which was a 6×30
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1949 Formation of Swarovski Optik
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1959 First Swarovski Optik Telescopic sight (4×32)
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1967 First Swarovski Optik extendable spotting scope (30×75)
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1974 Kahles was purchased by Swarovski Optik
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1977 Kahles became a branch of Swarovski Optik
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1989 Kahles Limited again became an independent company within the Swarovski group
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1991 First AT 80 telescope
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1993 First hunting rifle scope with reticle illumination
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1995 First rifle scope with integrated laser range finder
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1999 First binoculars with wrap-around grip, named EL
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2007 First Swarovski rifle scope with 6× zoom
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2016 First Swarovski rifle scope with 8× zoom
[ New Swarovski Z8i riflescopes -The Firearm Blog]
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2017 Kahles was again brought into the Swarovski advertising and sales programs
Product Range
Binoculars
Spotting scopes
Rifle scopes
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