Spotting/Observers Telescopes (by Peter Laidler)

[Badger]

With thanks to Advisory Panel member Peter Laidler, an interesting new article presented in two parts has been added to the Technical Articles for Milsurp Collectors and Re-loaders (click here).

Spotting/Observers Telescopes (by Peter Laidler) (click here)

Here is an article by Peter Laidler from the Small Arms School at Warminster on his observations over many years of the spotting/observers telescopes that found their way into the sniper rifle CES. Peter asks me to remind you that this isn’t exhaustive and as it’s based on memory and some of his old workshop notes, it does truly reflect the trials and tribulations of the times. Naturally, he'd welcome any feedback and comments.

Article Extract .....

By remarkable coincidence, even this GS telescope, borrowed just to photograph for the article had been repaired by using a what looks to be shorter Scout Regiment telescope front shade!

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Regards,
Badger

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[Son]

Thankyou Peter, for taking the time to record your experiences for us all. I was introduced to the TEL. SCT. REGT MkIIs a while back and on my way to ending up with one pristine example, I have bought and sold nearly a dozen others. The only official documentation from a maintenance perspective I had found was the pam which I sent to Badger to post in the Technical Articles section of the Knowledge Library. I will try again to locate a parts list/ diagram for them over here. There has to be one somewhere... our guys used them well into the eighties, possibly the nineties.