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Overview & Design Introduced in 1947, the Leupold Plainsman was the first American-made nitrogen-sealed riflescope. Designed in response to Marcus Leupold’s personal experience with fogged foreign optics, the Plainsman represented a major leap in hunting scope durability. It featured a fixed 2¼× magnification, streamlined steel body, and internal cam-style windage and elevation adjustments—without the protruding…