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Originally Posted by
Flying10uk
It's a similar idea to what's on my Springfield 1903A1; a kind of after market add on, I guess.
Not really "aftermarket" they did come issued with the gun, and are often seen with the last 3 digits of the rifle serial number.
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Mike1967,
It may be just me, but I have never come across a Long Lee sight protector in a photo from the Anglo Boer War [or other Victorian campaigns].
By comparison, even though the issued Boer Mauser sight protectors were lost quickly after issue and are rare, they are seen in many photos; and I have seen a Boer Mauser sight protector which was a battlefield pickup. But I've never come across a long Lee sight protector, not even in a museum display.
Are you certain these were military issue, and not a civilian feature?
Rob
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Gday Rob,
I have seen and still have a couple, but never really looked closely for one in pictures, all have had broad arrow marks, i have at least one that is marked SK Sparkbrook. I can imagine them being very easily lost or removed in the field.
Skennerton Pg 91, in the big Lee Enfield book has the drawing as well.
Interesting thing i think its a case again of one item being rare in one part of the world and available in another, i thought i was doing well selling my spares off for 40 bucks each!!
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Originally Posted by
RobD
Mike1967,
It may be just me, but I have never come across a Long Lee sight protector in a photo from the Anglo Boer War [or other Victorian campaigns].
By comparison, even though the issued Boer Mauser sight protectors were lost quickly after issue and are rare, they are seen in many photos; and I have seen a Boer Mauser sight protector which was a battlefield pickup. But I've never come across a long Lee sight protector, not even in a museum display.
Are you certain these were military issue, and not a civilian feature?
Rob
They would be quite hard to pick out in a photo especially if it was turned to use the sight.
Here's a NZ Maori soldier about to depart for WW1 who has one of these protectors fitted to his Long Lee
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Some front sight protectors from South Africa:
Top: A Mk.I for the early Lee Metfords. Dug up during renovations to the old Johannesburg Drill Hall
Centre; Two of the more commonly encountered versions used with the Magazine Lee Enfields.
Bottom: Issued with the Martini Enfields. Mine are numbered.
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Terrylee
Some front sight protectors from South Africa:
Those are very nice...
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