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I had them out for a comparison and thought you all would enjoy. An incomplete, but getting closer, Telescope, Sighting, No. 32 Mark I collection (missing 4). From bottom to top:
undated UIC
1941 Watson 1st serial number block
1943 Watson 1st serial number block
1941 Kodak
undated HBM 1st serial number block
1943 Kershaw
undated HBM 2nd serial number block
1943 REL
1944 Watson 2nd serial number block
Very nice. Wonder how many Peter had hands on or through his crew while he was present? Lots of value sitting right there...
Interesting Q BAR. But I don't remember seeing a Mk1 in my UK service. No doubt there were still some floating around, seemingly lost within the system. We knew about them of course but while there were plenty of Mk2's doing the rounds the majority were Mk3's. The Mk2's that went through the big workshops were all converted to 2/1 spec. Hence we always had a drawer full of Mk2 range and azimuth drums