Photograph of rare Canadian Telescopic Rifles from WWII (Expert opinions wanted)

[Surpmil]

The two scopes on the right appear to be early 3.5x variants, due to the sheen on the ocular bells and the distinct 'sharp' corner where they transition to the parallel sides of the bell. The C67s of course had the non-reflective textured paint finish and a less 'sharp' transition.

The offset sights on the "sporter" rifle were due to a little game being played by the WD/Min. of Supply with the specifications of sniper rifles for British use, that laid down that iron sights of such rifles had to be usable with scope fitted! The next little dodge was saying that the scope had to be offset to the left! The specifications kept changing until the Canadians gave up, and REL was quickly and conveniently disposed of. This is taken from "Without Warning" by Clive Law who of course dug all that out of the records. Reminiscent of BSA and others diligent efforts to get the Ross Rifle Co. shut down during and after the previous war.

Business is business they say.

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