M17 sights

[Paul B]

I have seen a set of sights for the M17 with the elevation is similar to the sights on the No4 lee Enfield Rifle ,anybody know the history and are they available know.

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[S-A-M3]

Sounds like a sight used on Win made P14`s

[Dan Wilson]

Too bad you dont have any pictures, it would really help understand just what you saw.

Dan

[Paul B]

Sorry i wasnt clear the elevation on some No4 rifles is set by turning a screw clockwise for up anti clockwise for down unlike the M17 ,the sights i saw had this arrangment instead of the normail M17 sight which is fitted with a slide ..

[Dan Wilson]

Thanks for the clarification, I kinda thought that's what you meant wasn't certain.
Sounds like a 1919 sight as well, did it look exactly like the #4 sight or just similar?

Dan

[jamie5070]

Was the sight on a rifle? If it was, I wonder if it was a modified sight. I picked up an enfield sight that has both the screw type elevation and windage adjustments with the intention of modifying it for one of my '17s. I ended up going with a parker hale instead.
john

[Chuckindenver]

id bet its a Ross sight, i had one like that a while back..

[Calif-Steve]

The BAR sight was a direct copy of the M1917 sight.

[Dan Wilson]

It may also be a #4 sight retrofitted to the M1917, I have no idea if its feasible or not as I don't have the better quality SMLE sight, just the 300/600 flip sight.

Then again anything is feasible with enough force,heat,epoxy and/or hose clamps

Dan

[jmoore]

My guess w/o seeing pictures:

As per S-A-M3,

Its a P'14W(F) sight for a Pattern 1914 made by Winchester and modified by the British for iron sighted sniper use. There's no windage adjustment, just the fine elevation adjusting screw. These were WWI issue, often on rifles that had no scope fitted at the time. There ought to be a "W" on the sight leaf. The screw is more exposed on the side than a No4 sight.

Or, its something completely not that.