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Zeiss Inner Rail, often simply called Zeiss rail, is a ringless telescopic sight mounting system introduced by Zeiss in 1990 as an alternative to traditional ring mounts. A patent was granted in 1992, and the patent expired in 2008. The mounting system is now also offered on sights sold by other major manufacturers, such as Blaser, Leica, Minox, Meopta, Nikon, Noblex (formerly Docter), Schmidt & Bender and Steiner. It has therefore, in some sense, become the industry standard for scope mounting rails. The system has so far seen most use on the European high end market.

blaser mounting system ringless

References

  1. Mount rail https://www.optics-trade.eu/riflescopes/shopby/special_features-mount_rail.html
  2. Zeiss ZM / VM Rifle Scope mounting rail – Optics info https://optics-info.com/zeiss-zm-vm-rifle-scope-mounting-rail/
  3. EAW Spare Parts and Tools catalogue 2017, Keilmutter/clamping block page 3 and 5 http://www.eaw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/EAWparts2017.pdf
  4. Zeiss ZM / VM rail Mounts - Optics-trade https://www.optics-trade.eu/int/mounts/shopby/ring_diameter-zeiss_zm_vm_rail.html?___from_store=en
  5. Zeiss ZM/VM rail mounting of Rifle Scopes (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL_vplieTeA
  6. Two Common Scope-Mounting Mistakes – Shooting Times https://www.shootingtimes.com/editorial/optics_st_mountingmistakes_200812/100167
  7. larrywillis.com – Mounting a Scope http://www.larrywillis.com/mountingascope.html
  8. buckmasters.com – Advanced Scope Mounting https://www.buckmasters.com/Magazines/GunHunter/Articles/ID/2515/Advanced-Scope-Mounting
  9. Victory Diarange riflescopes from ZEISS – with integrated laser rangefinder | ZEISS United States https://www.zeiss.com/sports-optics/en_us/hunting/service---support/download-centre/product-archive/victory-diarange-riflescopes.html#features
  10. Victory Varipoint iC riflescopes from ZEISS – with illumination control iC | ZEISS International https://www.zeiss.com/sports-optics/en_de/hunting/service---support/download-centre/product-archive/victory-varipoint-ic-riflescopes.html#questions---answers
  11. Blaser Infinity: three new riflescopes for hunters - all4shooters https://www.all4shooters.com/en/hunting/optics/blaser-infinity-new-riflescope-line-for-hunters/
  12. Blaser Infinity 2.8-20x50 IC vs Swarovski Z8i 2-16x50 - Rifles Scopes Expert Every Blaser [scope] comes with a Zeiss ZM/VM mounting rail [...] https://rifles-scopes-expert.co.uk/scope-comparisons/blaser-infinity-2-8-20x50-ic-vs-swarovski-z8i-2-16x50/
  13. Alan Rhone Ltd – Contessa | QD Rail for Blaser https://www.alanrhone.com/products-contessa-qdrail-blaser.html
  14. Henneberger GmbH & Co. KG – Oberteile für Zeiss-Schiene https://www.henneberger.de/weaverschienen-und-ringe.html
  15. Scope Innomount scope mounts by Innogun https://www.innogun.de/en/innomount/scope.html
  16. Mounts HELIX | Merkel https://www.merkel-die-jagd.de/en/products/accessories/mounts-helix/
  17. Alan Rhone Ltd – Recknagel | Other Mounts https://www.alanrhone.com/products-recknagel-othermounts.html
  18. Uronen Precision Secondary Sight Mount for the C-More RTS2 -The Firearm Blog https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/10/16/uronen-precision-secondary-sight-mount-c-rts2/
  19. Galerie virtus-scopemounts.com – Zeiss Innenschiene https://www.virtus-scopemounts.com/galerie
  20. Alan Rhone Ltd – Ziegler ZP Mounts https://www.alanrhone.com/products-ziegler.html
  21. Patent AT480748T Application filed 9 June 2002 by Swarovski Optik] https://patents.google.com/patent/AT480748T/en
  22. Patent US6901692B2 Application granted 7 June 2005] https://patents.google.com/patent/US6901692B2/en
  23. Patent DE50214644D1 Application granted 21 October 2010] https://patents.google.com/patent/DE50214644D1/en
  24. Swarovski catalog October 2005 http://www.hoferwaffen.com/images/optics/Swarowski_en.pdf
  25. Scopes and Mounting Systems | Hunt Forever https://huntforever.org/2016/12/05/scopes-and-mounting-systems/
  26. Wild und hund, das jagdmagazin zeit 1894, 19/2005, Sieben auf einen Streich, page 92. "Schmidt & Bender Zenith 2,5-10x56 FD [...] LM mit Convex-Innenschiene" https://wildundhund.de/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/old_docs/090_098_zf_vergleich_1905.pdf
  27. HEYM Pivot mount catalogue (10.2003), mounting solutions for Schmidt & Bender convex rail (Convex-Schiene) http://up.picr.de/11135682bd.pdf
  28. Schmidt & Bender – Main catalog 2016 http://schmidtbender.hu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Catalog-2016-ENG.pdf
  29. Schmidt & Bender catalogue "The convex hollow rail. Our hollow rail with a convex outer surface, offered on all Zenith models, is distinguished by elegant lines, and allows the use of reliable slide-in mount fasteners. This innovative rail also makes it possible to tilt the scope up to 1° to the left or to the right." https://www.optics-trade.eu/download/Schmidt-Bender/Catalog%20SCHMIDT%20&%20BENDER%20Hunting%20-%20Optics%20Trade%20-%202011.pdf
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