No 32 Mk1 scope repair

[bros]

Hi guys, recently picked up a No32 MK1 scope at a gun show. I got it for a song but now comes the bad news. It was obviously used here in the extreme north where it was purchased and was viewed as a tool not a rare collectors piece. When I bought it it was sitting in low weaver rings, the person had some clearance issues with the other tool they were mounting it on so they ground the bottom turret screw almost completely off. Not that familiar with these scopes but it is a H.B.M.O and it is not dated. I would love to get it repaired but would not like to spend more than what I could get out of it. Other than that the scope seems to be in pretty good condition....turrets move relatively freely, reticle is all there, optics are pretty clear although when you move the scope around there is some piece rattling around in there. I guess it's time to send it off to the expert. What is a non-dated No32Mk1 refurbished scope worth these days? thanks for the input guys.

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[Roger Payne]

I'm presuming it is the anti-rotation peg housing that has been ground/filed away so as to permit the scope to be dropped into commercial 1" diameter rings & mounted on a sporting rifle. This is a shame as it does detract somewhat from the scope's value. However, the housing can be rebuilt, & the 'peg' is just a modified 4BA grub screw. In fact there's nothing to stop the scope being used without the housing being rebuilt, but if the cradle screws on its bracket are not pinched up adequately (but not over) tight, the scope may cant.

The vast majority of HBM Co's are undated. Only the first few were marked with the date of manufacture (1941). Value is very difficult to assess without photographs, but any No32 is worth money. There are several people on this forum who would be capable of fixing it for you.

ATB.

[Peter Laidler]

Your telescope is an easy fix. Done loads of 'em. There are a couple of fixers in Canada

[snipershot1944]

May I ask the serial number of the scope please? Looking for a needle in the haystack.

Thanks

David

[Surpmil]

So this is the "screw" you're referring to; the pin that locates the scope in the bracket?



As for value, stick it on eBay and let it be the next fellow's problem.

May I ask the serial number of the scope please? Looking for a needle in the haystack.
Thanks
David

Don't despair, I/we matched a rifle and scope between Canada and the UK and that was in pre-internet days.

[bros]

Yes that pin is non-existent.....it must be threaded in cause what remains on my scope is ground away to half the circumference and you can see internal threads. Also on your picture, the slotted screws that line up with the turret...well when the scope is in the mounted position the bottom slotted screw head is almost completely ground away as well as the body that surrounds the screw.

[Peter Laidler]

See thread 3. Still an easy fix. A lot of the '........all original, as it left the factory' combinations were like that before they were fixed.

[bros]

Hey SniperShot serial # is 10583

[snipershot1944]

Thank you. Wrong needle in the haystack.

[Lance]

Can you post a picture of the markings if visible, you might have a Mk II scope. Per my records 10513 was a factory upgraded Mk II scope, it would be interesting to know if your scope 10583, was still a Mk I.

Thanks