About Leupold & Stevens, Inc.
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It’s a decidedly American story: in 1907, a young German immigrant named
Fred Leupold set up a one-man shop at 5th and Oak Streets in Portland,
Oregon, repairing optics for surveying equipment. The small company survived
the First World War and the Great Depression. But it was the Second World
War that would forever change the company. Working with the U.S. Army
on a riflescope and the Navy on optics for use aboard ships, the engineers at
Leupold learned the secrets of waterproofing and durable construction that
would completely change the world of sports optics.
Leupold & Stevens, Inc. is still family-owned, though the focus has turned from
land surveying to helping people across the globe survey their environments
with innovative, high-performance optics and accessories. Leupold
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optics are
renowned for their unchallenged ruggedness, absolute waterproof integrity,
and their vastly superior optical quality. A century of observation and optical
experience has gone into every product we produce, and we think the results
are well worth the extra effort required to achieve this level of quality.