I have a Mannlicher Schonauer with a Kuharsky Scope Mount. I also have a BalVar scope that came off the mount. I believe I'm missing a part that connects the scope to the mount. Does anyone have such a mount that they can send me a pic of? Or a description of how the two are connected?

Not sure what yours looks like but you'll find on the Internet there were two basic developments in the B&L system later called 'Custom' scopes and mounts.

The early ones used two cotton-reel shaped cones to cradle the scope, pulled down by a cylindrical 'plunger' set-up. These had quite thick scope rings.

The later 'daisy-wheel' mounts had a cone at the front but a kind of V cramp for elevation at the back, the scope held down by a flat spring secured to thinner rings by the said daisy-wheel nut.

There was a guy specialising in this stuff in NY state but his warehouse got burnt with all residual B&L stock. Numerich Arms still sell some mounts, though.

I have the first type sambarman338. I will look up Numerich and see what they have. Thanks a bunch.

I thought the Daisy wheel was B&L and Kuharsky were the plunger type.

Perhaps this might help.
I sold it about two months ago with instructions but still have this picture.
It is complete. I remember when I originally received it that I felt that something was missing but it was not.

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Originally posted by richj:
I thought the Daisy wheel was B&L and Kuharsky were the plunger type.

Though they were made nearby, I'm not sure how Kuharski fitted into it. For all I know they may have made the lot for B&L and then sold some under their own name. However, it would appear the patents were originally consigned to B&L, so I assume they sold both types from the start.

Search US2621410 on Google Patent (or just google number), for the early '50s plunger mount, or US3101549 for the 1960s daisy-wheel patent.