Mk.1 Sight Postwar or Wartime?

Appreciate any help IDing this Mk.1 Fazakerley sight as wartime or postwar. Thanks.

Update: sorry, checked advanced settings and uploaded pics. One is of an early Poole on a trials No.4 sold at auction, allegedly all original. The next is this one on my ROFM early 1942. The rifle has been back to depot as it as a lined through and numbered magazine to match. No import markings. I think it may have an "England" early import marking. My query is to determine whether this Mk.1 Poole sight was wartime or postwar. Thank you.

How about a picture?

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Originally Posted by army1882

How about a picture?

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I posted one. It must be the Amazon hosting service does not allow hot linking so I've taken the image code off so now it is just a link. It was up awhile and I got no resonse. I'll try to repost it. In the meantime I was able to determine on my own that it is a Poole Mk.I and that the "F3" is not for Fazakerley but obviously a production lot.

I researched it. Apparently Amazon has a time control on hotlinking. It shows up for a while then is gone. It is at Gunboards on their pic hosting:
https://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?1086491-Mk-1-Fazakerly-Sight-Wartime-or-Postwar

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Originally Posted by Hambone

It is at Gunboards

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And that's why it goes stale. We aren't members. Posting an actual pic is the best way...not a link... Then it's held here for knowledge in perpetuity after the thread is stale.

Absolutely Jim....

On a wider point, I always thought the MK1 backsight was discontinued early on and replaced with the wartime austerity patterns?

I've always considered the MK1 mainly as a post war retrofit, FTR or unit replacement.

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Originally Posted by mrclark303

the MK1 backsight was discontinued early on

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That was what I thought also. The simple and cheap ones superseded. Then after if any came to light they might be fitted. Don't think they started making them new though.

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Originally Posted by browningautorifle

And that's why it goes stale. We aren't members. Posting an actual pic is the best way...not a link... Then it's held here for knowledge in perpetuity after the thread is stale.
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Thank you, the pic icon did not allow me to upload. Our site has that feature so I had forgotten I can upload. I went into advanced tabs and found out how. In any event, I did not assume inasmuch as I pay Amazon Prime that they would bohonk me on the pic linking. Appreciate insight on the sight ;)

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Originally Posted by browningautorifle

That was what I thought also. The simple and cheap ones superseded. Then after if any came to light they might be fitted. Don't think they started making them new though.

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That said Jim, post war FTR programs retrofitted and removed a number of austerity wartime parts, slab sided cocking pieces, back sights, front sight protectors etc.

I would imagine the MK1 was put back into production for the post war build Mk1's, FTR rework and not forgetting MK2 production from 1949.

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Originally Posted by mrclark303

I would imagine the MK1 was put back into production for the post war build Mk1's, FTR rework and not forgetting MK2 production from 1949.

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I see...

So, it is unknown whether the Poole "F3" sight depicted was made in the period to 1945, or postwar? I know that the Mk.I sights with the (is it "C" followed by a number) are postwar, perhaps 1953. Other than that, is such a dating not possible or generally known? Thanks!