I've recently aquired a cut down, mis-numbered, Union of South African marked No.1 MIII* 1918 BSA with a Parker Hale 5A sight attacted to it. The 5A sight has Union of South Africa markings on both the main plate and the elevation arm. Does anyone know if these markings on the sight were done at the Parker Hale factory or done in South Africa? The serial number on the sight is 4409 which is far higher than the normal 1-99 which I normally see on such sights?

Would this sight have been used for South African army shooting competions?
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