William Malcolm is the oldest name in scope manufacturing, originally established in 1855. Malcolm Optics has stepped back in the time to redesign this historic line of telescopic rifle sights, providing today’s shooter a period correct scope with modern optics.

The 3X 17″ and 6X 18″ Malcolm scopes are ideal for many of the single-shot and lever-action cartridge rifles produced during the late 1880s and 1890s. An ever growing selection of the mounts and accessories now include the side mounts for various sharps rifle models, Winchester Model 1885 rifle, H&R “ Buffalo Classic”, Winchester ’73, ’76, ’92 & ‘94 models, Henry “Golden Boy” .22, Marlin ’94 / ’95 models, and others.

Every glass lens in the Malcolm 3X short scope is fully multi-coated. The scope is also nitrogen purged and sealed. The Malcolm 3X and 6X short scope are among the finest quality reproduction vintage riflescopes available today!

William Malcolm is the oldest name in scope manufacturing, originally established in 1855. Malcolm Optics has stepped back in the time to redesign this historic line of telescopic rifle sights, providing today’s shooter a period correct scope with modern optics.

The 3X 17″ and 6X 18″ Malcolm scopes are ideal for many of the single-shot and lever-action cartridge rifles produced during the late 1880s and 1890s. An ever growing selection of the mounts and accessories now include the side mounts for various sharps rifle models, Winchester Model 1885 rifle, H&R “ Buffalo Classic”, Winchester ’73, ’76, ’92 & ‘94 models, Henry “Golden Boy” .22, Marlin ’94 / ’95 models, and others.

Every glass lens in the Malcolm 3X short scope is fully multi-coated. The scope is also nitrogen purged and sealed. The Malcolm 3X and 6X short scope are among the finest quality reproduction vintage riflescopes available today!

William Malcolm is the oldest name in scope manufacturing, originally established in 1855. Malcolm Optics has stepped back in the time to redesign this historic line of telescopic rifle sights, providing today’s shooter a period correct scope with modern optics.

The Wm. Malcolm 6X Two Tone Short Rifle Telescope features an improved click-less micrometer rear adjustment mount. This mount is designed to provide spot on 1/4 MOA adjustments when the front and rear mounts are spaced 7.250" from centre to centre.

The scope is also equipped with a sliding lock ring that mitigates the recoil energy going through the optic. Prior to every shot, you will need to pull back on the scope to "reset it to battery."

Whether you're shooting BPCR or slinging lead at the range, the Malcolm 6X Two Tone short rifle telescope will have you ringing steel over and over.

William Malcolm is the oldest name in scope manufacturing, established in 1855. Malcolm Optics has stepped back in the time to redesign this historic line of telescopic rifle sights, providing today's vintage rifle shooter with period correct styling and modern optics.

The Malcolm 6X long rifle telescope sits right at home on either 1840-1860 style long-range muzzle-loaded bullet rifles or a wide range of late 1800s black powder rifles.

An ever growing selection of the mount bases now include the side mounts for various sharps rifle models, the off-set mount set for the long Malcolm scope on a round barrel Percussion rifle, Remington rolling block rifles, Winchester Model 1885 rifle, H&R “ Buffalo Classic”, Winchester ’73, ’76, ’92 & ‘94 models, Henry “Golden Boy” .22, Marlin ’94 / ’95 models, and others.

The Malcolm 6X long rifle telescope's glass lenses are fully multi-coated for optimal light transmission and nitrogen purged for fogproof performance. The finest quality reproduction vintage style riflescopes available today!

The Standard Front Ring that is included with the Malcolm 6X long rifle telescope is designed to be zeroed at 200 yards. If you would like to zero the Malcolm long rifle telescope at 100 yards, you will need the Higher Front Ring, item # MSHFR.
Note -
For 30" Malcolm Scopes.
Pending barrel length a sun tube may be needed to correct eye relief with the objective end of the scope ending at the muzzle of the firearm which is recommended.
Refer to scope sun tube / barrel length guide below.
28” barrel = 3” sun tube

30” barrel = 5” sun tube

32” barrel = 7” sun tube

34” barrel = 9” sun tube

To give modern performance to these old style scopes, we precision grind each lens to micron tolerances. Every lens element is individually inspected to ensure that its curvature, centering, diameter and thickness are within tolerance. This ensures optimal image resolution with minimal optical aberration.

We fully multi-coat each lens with the highest quality DiamondTuff14 coating. Each lens surface offers ≥ 99.5% light transmission across the visible light spectrum. The Malcolm 20X Vintage Target Scope offers the brightest, clearest, and sharpest optics ever in a riflescope of this design.

Like our Malcolm 8X Gen II Vintage Sniper Competition scope, the steel tube features a laser spot welded rib for enhanced strength and rigidity. All threads and metallic parts are CNC machined to precise tolerances. All hardware is hardened for optimal durability and mar resistance.

The Malcolm 20X Vintage Target Scope comes with our Vintage Sniper Competition mounts. The rear micrometer is patterned after the Unertl mount. Compatible with crescent cut scope blocks, these mounts offer precise ¼ MOA adjustment clicks when the front and rear mount are spaced 7.250” from center to center. This mount has virtually zero backlash and ultra tactile adjustment clicks.

Parallax adjustment is located on the objective end of the Malcolm 20X Vintage Target Scope. Focusing parallax for your desired distance is accomplished through axially shifting the objective lens housing by turning the lock ring and index ring. The range calibrated scale on the objective bell, in conjunction with the 10 division index ring, will aid in accurate and consistent parallax adjustment.