Another rear sight question

[RBruce]

When was this rear sight used, and who made it? TIA --RBruce

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[Enfield trader]

Was used during WWII, B I think is BSA.

[RBruce]

According to Skennerton in The Lee-Enfield Story, CR XXX was a part designation for late production rifles.(e.g. No.8, L8, L42). Can you tell from the code, CR 670, which rifle it was used on and what time frame?

[bradtx]

RBruce, My '55 Fazakerley has a CR403 leaf and CR318 slide. BSA's parts may've carried different p/ns.

As your sight still has the battle sight, I'd guess it's a part for FTR'd WWII and new post war production No.4s. I don't remember when the CR# came on-line.

Brad

[Peter Laidler]

It is a post war, early 50's sight with the Ministry of Supply part number commencing B1/CR xxxx. This type of part number replaced the previous Ordnance part numbers of B1/BE xxxxx. Later the part numbers were replaced by the STANAG number such as B1/1005-99-960-2258 and so on.

The B1/CR xxxx numbers were also suffixed by a two letter code such as GA or SA or just A (there were others too) indicating a general, sub of just an assembly.

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[RBruce]

Thank you.