page_title: Swarovski Optik
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Swarovski Optik / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Swarovski Optik compact CL 8x25 binoculars with carry case.
context_page_description: Swarovski Optik is a division of the Swarovski group of companies, manufacturing optical instruments. Its headquarters are located in Absam, Tyrol, Austria.
context_section_description: Wilhelm Swarovski began producing binoculars in 1935, and this business expanded during World War II. The modern company developed from the Swarovski binocular production factory, and was established as a separate optical company in 1949. During World War II, Swarovski created rifle scopes that were used on the German Mannlicher M1895 and Karabiner 98k rifles.
  1935 First Swarovski binoculars, which was a 6x30
  1949 Formation of Swarovski Optik
  1959 First Swarovski Optik rifle scope (4x32)
  1967 First Swarovski Optik extendable spotting scope (30x75)
  1974 Kahles was purchased by Swarovski Optik
  1977 Kahles became a branch of Swarovski Optik
  1989 Kahles Limited again became an independent company within the Swarovski group
  1991 First AT 80 telescope
  1993 First hunting rifle scope with reticle illumination
  1995 First rifle scope with integrated laser range finder
  1999 First binoculars with wrap-around grip, named EL
  2007 First Swarovski rifle scope with 6x zoom
  2016 First Swarovski rifle scope with 8x zoom
  2017 Kahles was again brought into the Swarovski advertising and sales programs
caption: Swarovski CL 8x25 binoculars
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