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I have a Parker Hale Model 5 sight, NOT 5A, for the SMLE rifle.
It differs from the common 5A in that the top piece has only one bar with the windage adjusting screw in the bar rather than the double bar of the 5A and other differnces like the zeroing scale plates.
I have never saw any reference to this in Parker's sight book, rifleman.org or PH catalogues.
Anyone familiar with this model?
Does it look anything like this a 5B? A photo could be useful
No not a 5C , D or E either. I am familiar with the 5B. The PH 5 is for the SMLE with similar base as the 5A.
I am not familiar with how to post pics but I can send pics by email if someone is willing to post them.
Have a look at a Plus 5 that could be what you have
Dick
Is it this sight? If not, I'm sending you my email addy so you can send me the pics.
Or indeed this one
No the base is similar to the 5A sight, not a folder like the BSA No9
I've sent you a PM with my email so send me some pics, we'll put them here.
Addendum for Green, here's the pics of his sight...
Service and TArget Rifle Sights ~ Parker-Hale and B.S.A.
They made so many with very small admendments, if its information you want trawl down the attached website and see if you can find what you have, could even be a 3?
5 predated the 5a, and was made about 1926 - 28, it was the sight that was responsible for the breakup of Alfred G. Parker and his son Alfred J. Parker, who left the company and started his own business.
A.G PARKER- Bisley works, became Parker Hale in 1930, after settling the dispute over sight copywrite with A.J. Parker, the original designer.
The Hale connection was an inter marriage one, but the Hales worked their way into management positions that eventually saw the breakup of the original company.........quite a convoluted story, but interesting enough for the serious sight collector.
It's marked 5 on the back of the bridge...Quote:
Originally Posted by Gil Boyd
:lol::lol: age concern I meant 5:lol:
Thank you all for the info, I always assumed it preceded the 5A. Now was there a version of the 5A without the A suffix. I believe the A suffix was added to distinguish the A from the B . The B was put in production c1935 when the P14 was first allowed in competition.
green,
Did you find that link useful.
Its a bit of a tester trying to remember in what sequence these came into being, even for ex PH engineers, because there were so many, and on top of that, PH had internal problems to sort out too, so some of these sights sadly, certainly in my mind, are a haze as to what dates they all came in or out of favour for the sportsmen on the ranges who loved them.
All variants still fetch good money on fleabay, so keep hold of what you have as they too are going up in price!!
Gil, the link to that site is useful thank you.
green,
It works fine my end try it again:
Service and TArget Rifle Sights ~ Parker-Hale and B.S.A.