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WANTED - complete 800yd. rear sight assembly for a No.5 MK1 rifle (jungle carbine). If you've seen my thread about my pawn shop carbine, you know it has a scope and I need a rear sight.
There's one on Gunbroker right now, but I can't tell if it's all there, I don't know what they're supposed to look like!
I'd also like to find a sling for it too.
Thanks!
As much as I hate saying this keep an eye on ePay. They seem to come with alarming regularity
TheNo5 sight LOOK like a standard Mk1 sight (although there is a Mk2 version) that goes up to 800 yards. The difference is that while they are very similar, due to the slightly different ballistics and trajectory, the graduations differ slightly
Well, I've bid on this one. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=140797235 I hope it's the right one, or at least close. My concern is how does this sight mount to the ears on the receiver?
Looks like the right one to me ... :)
Do you have a pic of what hardware you have now and what you're mounting it on?
Love the purple hue ... :lol:
Regards,
Badger
BTW, here's another eBay auction for a No.5 rear sight and this one seems complete.... :thup:
ORIGINAL BRITISH ENFIELD JUNGLE CARBINE REAR SIGHT - eBay (item 320428744882 end time Oct-01-09 15:57:23 PDT)
Regards,
Badger
Yep, a No.5 MK1 jungle Carbine. All I have are the mounting ears, and zero knowledge of Enfields.
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You need one that has all the parts including the battle sight ... :thup:Quote:
Originally Posted by rondog
Look at the second auction which still has 3 days to run ... ;)
Even with it, you still need the screw set up that goes laterally through the hole.
Regards,
Badger
Thank you! Now I have TWO bids floating around out there. But how do these sights mount to the ears?Quote:
Originally Posted by Badger
OK, you mentioned a "screw setup that goes laterally through the hole". Where can I find one of those?
I don't have any good pics of this for you, but if you're going to start tinkering with it yourself, here's a Skennerton publication that may help … :)
LEE ENFIELD NO 5 JUNGLE CARBINE PARTS & ASSEMBLY BOOK (click here)
".303 RIFLE, NO. 5 MK I PARTS IDENTIFICATIONS & LISTS, NO. 5 SERIES NOTES, EXPLODED PARTS DRAWINGS, DESCRIPTIONS, ACCESSORIES & FITTINGS" by Ian Skennerton.
Mint soft cover book with 48 pages full of drawings of parts and actions, plus photos of rifles. Includes bayonets and accessories. The book provides a background history of the rifle and its development and use. Great reference book that covers codes, serial numbers and markings.
Regards,
Badger
Also .....
Do a search in these forums (see pic) .... ie: I chose the word "jungle"
It's a quick way to narrow down threads you're looking for ... :thup:
Regards,
Badger
It looks like my DCRA 7.62mm Long Branch is wearing a No.5 rear sight. It's marked to 800 yards exactly like the one in the photo that Badger posted. I wonder if someone removed the PH sight and replaced it with this one at some point.
Ah........ There was an urban myth doing the rounds, during the era of the ill fated and useless(?) L81 A1 Cadet target rifle. Many of those rifles were fitted with adapted No5 0 - 800yard sights. It was said that these sights matched the trajectory of the 7.62mm L81A1 rifle exactly. if the range was read as metres instead of yards (as it would be on the No5 rifle). Unfortunately, 99.9% of the ranges in England were still calibrated in yards....., so trying to read them as metres caused a few problems....... This myth started during the trials of the L39 and 42 rifles but one of the trials team, a good bloke called Major Tony xxxxxxx told them to 'go away' and think again. Or words to that effect! Anyway, Parker Hale had a zillion of these 0 - 800 backsights and wanted to off-load them, which they did on the L81.
Anyway, there it is. A bit of a shaggy dog story and around the houses a bit but there........
As a matter of interest, you don't need any screws to fit it. Just the upright ears on the rifle, the spring, stepped plunger, the axis pin and the little PIN, retaining, pin axis backsight or a thin nail which is what we Armourers used and you're home and dry.
Anyway, to cut a long story short....................
I've got one of the axis pins here. And a plunger (which is easy to make on the lathe).
I sold a carbine sight on Fleabay recently, but didn't get much for it. I have a source of them so can always get you one if you want it.
Rifle ones seem to sell better.
PM coming.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mk VII
While changing the sight on my Longbranch a few years back I found a good source for the little retaining pins. They are at the grocery store. Yep, the grocery store. The kits that are sold for sewing turkeys closed contain perfect sized needles that can be cut to length. The kit contains three or four of them an they are about four inches long, best of all they are only a couple of bucks. I discovered this while using one (with the tip ground flat) as a drift to get the original retaining pin out.
So, let me see if I understand.....
The sight hinges on an AXIS PIN?
This axis pin is held in place with a RETAINING PIN?
Then there's a PLUNGER & SPRING under the whole assembly?
Mk VII sent me a diagram, showing this stuff. Many thanks!!!
You can see the plunger under the right of the sight base
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sight components (actually a rifle one but it's the same)
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...standard-7.jpg
Got the bits (pin, plunger & spring) AND a No. 5 sight ... just in case you aren´t successful with e-pay etc. But am in Germany. pm me if necessary.
Excellent! Thank you very much!!! Now, what is item #16 in that drawing you sent me?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mk VII
Great! Thank you for the offer! I have one sight bought on Gunbroker, payment is on the way, and the pin/plunger/spring coming from Mk VII, payment going out today also. And I'm bidding on a second sight on eBay. :thup:Quote:
Originally Posted by villiers
But I'll certainly keep your offer in mind as a backup! :super:
That's the ejector screw which kicks out the empty if the contours of the receiver hasn't done it already.Quote:
Originally Posted by rondog
Ah, OK. Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mk VII
Numrich is a good source for parts for this too.....
SMLE*|*NO. 5 JUNGLE CARBINE*|*e-GunParts.com
Now why the hell didn't I think of that....:ugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by KarlJ