Lee Enfield Sights (Slideshow)

[muffett.2008]

Woops, a couple of double pic's, just too many to click on

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[Bindi2]

Looks like a road trip your way is required.

[muffett.2008]

Hope you mean a road trip to see Demo, I'm up in Townsville for the next few weeks, so that would add a fair few K's to your trip.

[Bindi2]

Hope you mean a road trip to see Demo, I'm up in Townsville for the next few weeks, so that would add a fair few K's to your trip.

What you wont be there when i arrive gee how thoughtfull. You did feed the dogs before you left on second thoughts i will stay home a little longer

[muffett.2008]

Brought the dog with me Bindii, spending a few weeks doing research at JCU and the odd Militaria Auction.
I had a look at one today, but I'm not into blackpowder and the rest of the items were not for me, so I saved some money, another auction on Sunday, viewing tomorrow, will see what's on offer.

[Ian]

I know this is a Number 9 - but which one is my question. It almost seems as if it's been beefed up. The aperture is a BSA 6 position, both the sight and the mounting plate are marked Alfd Parker (would have been nice if there were only one) and the address is not a known Parker address.

[Bindi2]

I know this is a Number 9 - but which one is my question. It almost seems as if it's been beefed up. The aperture is a BSA 6 position, both the sight and the mounting plate are marked Alfd Parker (would have been nice if there were only one) and the address is not a known Parker address.

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...DSC01013-1.jpg

PM Muff direct and let him know there is a query on this thread.

[Strangely Brown]

I know this is a Number 9 - but which one is my question. It almost seems as if it's been beefed up. The aperture is a BSA 6 position, both the sight and the mounting plate are marked Alfd Parker (would have been nice if there were only one) and the address is not a known Parker address.

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...DSC01013-1.jpg

Apologies all for being 8 years late to this thread!

Cecil street is the top northern of the gun quarter in Birmingham and I wonder if Alfred Parker rented a room (38a?) before acquiring a larger property that suited his future needs?
The sight itself certainly looks like a "beefed up" No.9c and one I haven't observed before; this leads me to think that it may have contravened a patent or more likely was a forerunner for the excellent AJ Parker Plus 5 folding sight of the late 1930's.

[kar98k]

forgive my ignorance but i don't know near as much about the Lee Enfield family as i should.

i just picked up a 1943 Long Branch No.4 Mk.1 that has a Mk1 rear sight on it. my question is, would that have been on the rifle during the war or would that sight have been added post war? i never see any WWII pictures of the No.4 with anything but the "L" shaped sight.

[Peter Laidler]

It could have/might easily have had one fitted. Either at the factory - incoming suppliers stocks permitting. Or in service. A defective Mk2 backsight could easily be replaced with a Mk1 type if one were on the shelf.