WITH a history of scope manufacturing that dates back to 1898 Kahles claims to be the oldest rifle-scope manufacturer in the world. In 1898 Karl Robert Kahles merged the Simon Plössl Company and the Opto Mechanical Workshop of Karl Fritsch to found the Kahles Company. After more than 120 years this Austrian manufacturer, based in the town of Guntramsdorf, is still producing optical equipment of the highest quality for hunters and sport shooters.
Some weeks ago, Whylo, the local distributor of Kahles products, supplied a Kahles Helia 3.5-18x50i for testing. This scope was introduced in 2020 and is part of
