I have a No. 43 Mk. 1 scope i would like to sell to No. 32 scope repairmen for parts.
It appears wheaty is.very sick and i assume he has suspended No. 32 repairs.
Does anyone know of another repairmen whom might want my scope for parts?
Frank A.
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I have a No. 43 Mk. 1 scope i would like to sell to No. 32 scope repairmen for parts.
It appears wheaty is.very sick and i assume he has suspended No. 32 repairs.
Does anyone know of another repairmen whom might want my scope for parts?
Frank A.
There is a 'Want to Sell' section here on the forum that it might be worth you trying - you can also trade, if there is anything else you are looking out for. If all else fails pm me as I buy them, so long as the price is not too rarified! Obviously the lenses need to be good (no significant scratches or chips) for the scope to be worth something, as the lenses are what it is most useful for.
Incidentally, I think you'll probably find it says No42 or No53 on the scope, although other similar number designations exist in smaller quantities.
ATB
Only useful for spare optical parts. But alas, the technical/optical spec for the lenses have been calculated and lens grinders are capable of re-manufacturing lenses using modern optical glass. The other point about buying another telescope for its optical spares is that they aren't fully interchangeable either mechanically or optically with another telescope and the ocular and erector lenses come as a perfectly matched set.
Still alive and have not had any major health problems, just the aches and pains of age, etc.
Still doing the odd 32 scope but other issues have kept me just way busy and I've not been able to have any spare time keep up with any forums.
To those who have requested info, I think I have sent most of it privately and thanks for your patience. I'll try to answer your requests as best I can and in a timely manner.
I still have over 8 thousand plates of fiche to examine and there is some good stuff there, including the No.4 (T) trials as well as the early sniper modifications and the Canadian light weight sniper. I have the hand written reports on the Canadian Light Weight sniper rifle with the No. 67 (Mk. 4 scope). I personally rather doubted their official status until that time as I had examined two and stripped one down. My opinion, at that time, was the Cdn Lightweights were made by an amourer for someone of rank to shoot bambi.
However, as I only have access to one digital fiche reader that will enhance the poor quality of the plates enough to make it legible, it is all a matter of having the time.
Glad to hear it, the arthritis comes to us all it seems. Good to hear your sound. I'll be looking forward to hearing an end to those lightweight snipers we were looking at, your conclusions that is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Warren
Glad to see you're still vertical Warren! Can't wait to see what your microfiches reveal about the snipers. Sounds like there's a fair bit of information there!
Enjoy the new year & keep well.
ATB.
There MUST be more than a few microfische readers dotted about your bit of Canada Warren. A huge pile relating to the L1A1 I sent to NZ were read and printed out within a week. There's even one in the local library in downtown Abingdon which is free to use - but there's a catch. They'll even link it up to a printer and print out the sheet for 10p per sheet which is quicker that writing it out but alas, more expensive! At 8,000 plates can we just call it a lost cause or as the politicians call it '......work in progress......'
I certainly hope it doesn't become a lost cause as there sounds to be buckets full on info on LB activity that IMHO deserves to be out there in the public domain to enlighten collectors/shooters/students of historic arms. It would be tragic if this stuff exists but it never gets to see the light of day.......
I see the point DRP but if the hand written reports Warren alludes to are readable enough to qualify the authenticity of these 'lightweights' then let's see them as a starter.......! If I can sort-of read a poor quality 1970 BMC Mini parts list microfische through a hand magnifier over a light table then, as I have just been advised by a PM, then a good high definition camera will read them.............. Does anyone else remember the buried Spitfires?
Maybe Warren could ask Collector Grade to scan, decipher and print the whole lot into several volumes by class of weapon or something along similar lines. There's plenty or royalties out there just waiting to flow your way.........
I had a good laugh DRP. I'll have to remember your quote "still vertical" when you described Warren's well being. Warren is ok and glad to hear that. I called his place concerned after reading the first post here and spoke with his wife and she assured me he is fine. I later spoke with Warren to say hello and get some advice on a Longbranch T I looked at later in the day. I have never met Warren in the "flesh" but hope to soon if we can arrange it. I've made the trip from the Yukon to southern Ontario for the holidays. He is about a 5hr drive north of where I'm currently at.
Warren has been very busy since the summer dealing with the estate of a deceased family member. Numerous trips back and forth to Alberta and that's about a 4 day drive or alternately you jump on a plane. He's soon hoping to find more time to get back doing the things he enjoys.....he mentioned he still has a bunch of scopes to repair amongst a million other things. It would be sure neat to have available the info hidden in all those fiche
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ATB.[/QUOTE]
That would be excellent...Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter Laidler
Roger: One of the light weight rifles mentioned is owned by someone we both know in the UK and once I get the documents cleared up enough to be totally legible and he has a copy in his hot little hands I'll pass them on to you.
I think I sent our friend in Wales has a page or two but the last year has been a total blur due to personal reasons.
I only can use one digital reader at the library to read the reels of fiche and enhance the bog standard job of copying a lot of the fiche.
Some fiche pages appear totally blank but can be tarted up enough to be reasonably legible.
Please drop me an email as a computer crash has purged a great number of my email addresses.
Hi Warren, nice to hear from you & that you are ok. I'll most definitely look forward to receiving the above - should make fascinating reading.
I'll also drop you an email.
Best,
Roger.