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

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

ANDREA ROSEN

European Sales

HANS PETERNEL

Managing Director

HERMANN THEISINGER

International SalesManager

KAREN LUTTO

Public Relations

NANCY MARKARIAN

North American SalesAdministration and

Customer Service

GREG JONES

Brand Manager

THE PEOPLE OF KAHLES

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.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

OPTICAL PERFORMANCE

FOGPROOF/WATERPROOF DESIGN

SHOCKPROOF CONSTRUCTION

AMERICAN HUNTER SERIES

HELIA COMPACT SERIES

HELIA COMPACT – ILLUMINATED

CUSTOM RIFLES WITH KAHLES

TDS TRI-FACTOR RETICLE SYSTEM

BINOCULARS

KARL ROBERT KAHLES

FOUNDER OF KAHLES

COMETSEEKER

1898 MIGNON 4X1908

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.

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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

with our field-of-view, edge-to-edge clarity and generous eye relief and you’ll see

that nothing delivers performance like Kahles.

PRECISION GROUND

AUSTRIAN OPTICS

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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

times to eliminate all moisture from inside the riflescope tube.The industry’s

tightest tolerances insure a perfect seal and one-piece construction eliminates

any possibility of leaks. So no more excuses. Get our there and hunt.

DAVID HOOVER

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR,KAHLES NORTH AMERICA

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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

beautiful, hunt after hunt.By simplifying construction, we’ve given every Kahles

riflescope an advantage you’ll experience for years to come.

PRECISION QUALITY CONTROL

A KAHLES TRADITION

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RETICLE STAYS CONSTANT. BECAUSE

AMERICAN HUNTERS HAVE THEIR OWN

VISION OF THE HUNT.

By mounting the reticle in the second

image focal plane, the thickness of the reticle

crosshairs remains constant throughout

any power change.

EX C E P T I O NA L 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.

Model: AH 2-7x36* AH 3-9x42 AH 3.5-10x50

MAGNIFICATION 2.3-7 3-9 3.3-10

OBJECTIVE LENS DIA./MM 36 42 50

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

FIELD-OF-VIEW 48-27.3 39-14.5 33.6-11.7

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

TWILIGHT PERFORMANCE 9.1-15.9 8.5-19.4 9.3-22.4

IMPACT PT. CORRECTION 0.33 0.25 0.25

MAX.ADJUSTM. RANGE 61.2 58 50.2

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

PER CLICK IN/100 YDS

IN/100 YDS

FACTOR (DIN58388)

FT/100 YDS

All American Hunter

Riflescopes come with

flip-up protective

lens covers.

Turkey

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EX C E P T I O NA L F I E L D -O F -V I E W AT 100 YA R D S EX C E P T I O NA L F I E L D -O F -V I E W AT 100 YA R D S

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

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

MAGNIFICATION 1.1-4 1.5-6 2.7-10



EYE RELIEF/IN 3.55 3.55 3.55

FIELD-OF-VIEW 108-31.8 72-21.3 43.5-12.9




MAX.ADJUSTM. RANGE 133.2 86.4 54

LENGTH/IN 10.83 12.01 12.8

WEIGHT/OZ 14.6 16.4 17.3

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


IN/100 YDS

FACTOR (DIN58388)

FT/100 YDS

Model: C 4X36 C 6X42 C 3-12X56

MAGNIFICATION 4 6 3.3-12


EXIT PUPIL DIAMETER/IN 0.35 0.28 0.37-0.18

EYE RELIEF/IN 3.15 3.15 3.55

FIELD-OF-VIEW 34.5 23.4 37.5-10.8


TWILIGHT PERFORMANCE 12 15.9 9.3-25.92


MAX.ADJUSTM. RANGE 90 68.4 45

LENGTH/IN 11.22 12.4 13.98

WEIGHT/OZ 12.7 14.5 19.4

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


IN/100 YDS

FACTOR (DIN58388)

FT/100 YDS

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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

can take your shot with confidence.

Our precise dimming control lets you

decide just how much illumination

you require for the conditions you’re

hunting in. Up to 110 hours of

continuous operation is provided

through a commonly available

single 3V Lithium battery.

The illumination control is conveniently

located in a third turret on the left side

of the riflescope.

EX C E P T I O NA L 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.

Model: CB 1.5-6X42 CB 2.5-10x50 CB 3-12x56

MAGNIFICATION 1.5-6 2.7-10 3.3-12



EYE RELIEF/IN 3.55 3.55 3.55

FIELD-OF-VIEW 72-21.3 43.5-12.9 37.5-10.8




MAX.ADJUSTM. RANGE 86.4 54 45

LENGTH/IN 12.01 12.8 13.98

WEIGHT/OZ 17.4 18.3 20.4

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


IN/100 YDS

FACTOR (DIN58388)

FT/100 YDS

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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.

Your TSD Tri-Factor Reticle System comeswith a set of 11 decals that reference the values of the four TDS range marker bars inthe reticle. Simply select the decal that corresponds to the ammunition you’ll beusing and follow the distances marked on thevertical bar.Once you determine the distance to your game, simply align the appropriatehorizontal range bar with the animal andyou’re ready to take your shot.You can alsomake quick adjustments for cross wind.

“ The Kahles

American Hunter

riflescope with

the TDS reticle

is the finest, most

accurate sighting

system I have ever

used for muzzle-

loader hunting”

LT. COL. T.D. SMITH

DEVELOPER OF THE TDS TRI-FACTOR

RETICLE SYSTEM

TONY KNIGHT

FOUNDER KNIGHT MODERN

MUZZLELOADING, INC.

FRANKS WELLS

ARIZONA

PATRICK L. HOLEHAN

ARIZONA

1903 SPRINGFIELD 100TH ANNIVERSARY RIFLE WITH KAHLES AMERICAN HUNTER 2-7X36 RIFLESCOPE.

THE AMERICAN CUSTOM GUN MAKER’S GUILD–FIREARM ENGRAVER’S GUILD.

KERRY O’DAY

TEXAS

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Model: 8x32 8x42 10x42

MAGNIFICATION 8 8 10

OBJECTIVE LENS 32 42 42

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

FIELD-OF-VIEW 399 330 315

FIELD-OF-VIEW 7.6 6.3 6.0

APPARENT FIELD-OF-VIEW 58 51 59

TWILIGHT PERFORMANCE 16 18.3 20.5

SHORTEST FOCUSING 4’9” 8’2” 7’5”

DIOPTRIC ADJUSTMENT +/-3 +/-3 +/-4

LENGTH/IN 4.72 5.62 5.5

WIDTH/IN 4.52 4.71 4.71

HEIGHT/IN 2.36 2.36 2.36

WEIGHT/OZ 21.5 26.5 26.5

399’ 330’ 315’

EX C E P T I O NA L F I E L D -O F -VI E W AT 1000 YA R D S

KAHLES BINOCULARS

CIRCA 1910

KAHLES OPTICS. KAHLES CONSTRUCTION.THE ADVANTAGE IS CLEAR WITH OUR BINOCULARS.

Only Kahles binoculars feature Kahles precision Austrian engineered optics,

the clearest, sharpest and brightest in the industry.These glasses also take whatever

conditions you can throw at them, thanks to history proven waterproof and

fogproof design, and rugged, rubber armored construction. Kahles binoculars

are completely submersible.All Kahles binoculars are available in the Advantage

Timber™ camo pattern.You’ll see the advantage every time.

WHITE TAILED KITE - PHOTO BY CLAYTON TAYLOR.

Special KAHLES featureTwist in Eye Cups Winged Eye Cups

DIAMETER/MM

DISTANCE/IN

AT 1000YDS

/DEGREES

/DEGREES

FACTOR (DIN58388)

DISTANCE/FT

RANGE/DPT

ALL KAHLES BINOCULARS FEATURES:

• MULTI COATED OPTICS, PHASE CORRECTED ROOF PRISMS

• WIDE FIELDS-OF-VIEW, SHARP EDGE-TO-EDGE CLARITY

• UNPARALLEL CLOSE FOCUS

• BRILLIANT LOW LIGHT PERFORMANCE

• LASER ALIGNED OPTICAL AXIS

• LIGHT WEIGHT ERGONOMIC DESIGN

• WATER-PROOF SUBMERSIBLE, FOG-PROOF

• RUGGED ALLOY HOUSING, DURABLE RUBBER ARMORING

• TRI-POD MOUNTABLE

• AVAILABLE IN GREY OR REALTREE - ADVANTAGE TIMBER™ Camo

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

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

ANDREA ROSEN

European Sales

HANS PETERNEL

Managing Director

HERMANN THEISINGER

International SalesManager

KAREN LUTTO

Public Relations

NANCY MARKARIAN

North American SalesAdministration and

Customer Service

GREG JONES

Brand Manager

THE PEOPLE OF KAHLES

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.

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