Found an old treasure.

[VIP3R 237]

Today as i was cleaning up some flood damaged firearms i came across an old Aimpoint MK III, does anyone know how much it would be worth or what the story is behind it?

[ALCOAR]

No idea what it would go for, personally I would just keep it for the collection. Pretty neat reminder of how far RDS sights have come since the late 80s.

According to Aimpoint's marketing back in the day...

"What's new for the MarkIII compared to older sight is that all mechanical adjustments were removed and integrated in to the sight itself."

It was released in 1983
It was discontinued in Jan. 1986

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Did you happen to find the 3x magnifier that screws into it?

ETA...

Fellow member left this piece of great feedback in another thread in regards to the MarkIII:

The MkIII is the first one I had. I bought it at a closed gun shop auction in, I think, 1985. I got it for around $100; I think they ran about $175 then.
I ordered an Aimpoint gooseneck carry handle mount from Natchez Shooting Supplies and mounted it on my SP1 AR. Having an AR back then was unusual around here. Having the Aimpoint was downright bizarre.

I rolled a running rabbit with it within a day or so and thought it was the greatest sight on the planet.

The MkIII, if I'm not mistaken, is basically the one in the link modified to having internal adjustments instead of having them in the base.
Aside from the soft plastic caps, it seemed to be a pretty rugged sight. Battery life was poor, but that was expected then. That battery was not easy to get back then, though.
It is odd looking through that small diameter thing now. It's like looking through a 7/8" .22 scope. I had to work at it to keep both eyes open.

I still have mine. I was just recently thinking about putting it on a 10-22 or maybe a Browning takedown .22 rifle. Not a thing wrong with it for that.

For that matter, I still have a Comp on one of my regular ARs. Not a Comp M or Comp C, but a Comp.

[VIP3R 237]

Thanks for the info TRIDENT82, its a nifty little optic for sure. And no I didnt see the 3x magnifier, that wouldve really been a find.

[KrampusArms]

Thats awesome. Pics mounted on rifle?

[JohnnyC]

That's wicked cool! I doubt it's worth much, worth far more as a cool personal collectable than any monetary value.

[gunnut284]

I have one of those, from what I've seen they sell in the $30-50 range. I'm hanging on to mine just for historical sake.

[VIP3R 237]

I have one of those, from what I've seen they sell in the $30-50 range. I'm hanging on to mine just for historical sake.

Yeah I have no intention of selling it, I was just wondering what it was worth. I might put it on a 10/22 or something like that.

[Dan46n2]

Wow that's interesting how much they've improved...and it still works, amazing!