Patent ID: 8379307

Claim:
A combined reflex/telescopic sight, comprising: (a) a telescopic optical element train; (b) a view window, offset from said optical element train; (c) a transition assembly positioned to receive light from said optical element train and said view window, and including: (i) an image display; (ii) a collimating lens set positioned to transmit light to said image display; (iii) a luminous reticle; and (iv) wherein said transition assembly is placed in a first mode wherein light from said optical element train travels through said collimating lens set to said image display and light from said view window is blocked and a second mode wherein light from said optical element train is blocked and light from said luminous reticle travels through said collimating lens set and is combined with light from said view window and a resulting combined image appears at said image display; and (d) an actuation assembly adapted to permit a user to switch said transition assembly between said first and second modes.