Why different height sight blades for Lee Enfield's.??

I just debubbafide a 48' Ishapore I've had for a number of years. When I first got the rifle I didn't know much about Enfield's "still don't" and just thought they shot high. Now that I know about the different sight blades I wonder, Why? Why not 1 standard blade with all adjustments using the rear ramp. It certainly would have made production more streamlined.
Also, I've read somewhere the British soldier was taught to aim off is this true? Any insight is appreciated...

PS.
If anybody is willing to part with a 0 or taller blade please PM me..

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Originally Posted by WarPig1976

Why not 1 standard blade with all adjustments using the rear ramp. It certainly would have made production more streamlined.

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Before the SMLE Mk.III, there were indeed rifles that could be zeroed using additional adjusters built into the rear sight in addition to the ranging ramp. But sights with adjustments are very expensive components of the rifle package and adds plenty more potential for things to go wrong! Selecting a front sight from a kit is cheap and reasonably permanent. Very little potential for sqaddie induced error.

ETA: Hundreds of Enfield photos in my albums, but none of one of the early SMLE rear sights! Phooey. Sorry!

ebay has front sights...just hit buy now.

If you intend to do much front sight adjusting I would replace the awful reverse head screw with a socket head screw. Size 4BA I believe.

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I'm not that savvy when it comes to fleabay. I did see on there a fellow in the UK had some but again I don't know how it works..

Reverse screw?? I have no screw on the front sight.

Springfield Sporters sell sight blades at $2 each or a set of 5 for $7. Is your 1948 Ishapore rifle a No 1 Mk III* or a No 4? The sight blades are different, but they have both types, same price.
Either go to Springfield Sporters, Inc.
or to
Springfield Sporters, Inc.

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Originally Posted by Enfield_Fan

If you intend to do much front sight adjusting I would replace the awful reverse head screw with a socket head screw. Size 4BA I believe.

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That's on a No. 4 and later. The thread was about an Ishapore SMLE. No screw.

Its a No1 mk3.. FYI, it's looking like Springfield sporters is out of business. I've been trying for months to place an order,now the phone number is disconnected.

Try Brian at BDL Ltd.


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Will do, Thanks...

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Originally Posted by WarPig1976

. . . Why not 1 standard blade with all adjustments using the rear ramp. . .

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The basic reason is that no two riflemen see and perceive exactly the same. Small individual variation in shooters' individual concepts of "correct" sight picture and alignment mean that the same rifle will shoot to divergent points when aimed and fired by different folks.

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If soldiers simply made corrections with the rear sight, its range markings might no longer be useful in a combat situation where troops estimate or are given the range of targets on which to fire.

Makes sense, so that's why Enfield's / Springfields / SKS etc have either different height blades or basically a screw. I assumed it was to zero the rifle at a given range,say the CO wanted all the rifles zeroed at 100yds they would all get the tall one and so on. Sounds like it was more to " customize "each rifle to an individual...