Together again after being decades apart

[Lance]

I rarely buy mis-matched sniper rifles unless the rifle or scope are rare. Back in 2018 I purchased Rifle AH2833 as it was originally paired with a rare Kershaw No. 32 Mark I (Yes, it appears Kershaw did make around 300 before transitioning to the Mark II).

Earlier this year while hunting for Lee-Enfield gold I came across the needle in a haystack, the matching scope #7975 with the matching bracket still attached in Canada.

One can assume back in the 1960's-1970's these were separated from each other when lots of snipers were being sent to both countries. If the scope was paired with the scope can at this time is unknown, but I am still hunting for it.

It is missing the eyeshade guide screw (help Warren and Roger!!)

Do not give up out there!

[Roger Payne]

Well done Lance! So good the scope & bracket are now reunited with the rifle. Email me or pm me your address & I'll get a two or three screws off to you, so you'll also have one ready for the next needy scope.

[CoatiMundi]

Well done, Lance. I see this one has the No4 Mk1” marking with the quote symbol like my T which is a 1943 “AN" prefix.

[bros]

Happy for you Lance, all the "digging you do" paid off. An "A" for effort!
I'll pass that story on to my buddy (you know who), he will be interested to hear about that.

[Surpmil]

Congrats on the reunification. Interesting that Kershaw would be brought on line to manufacture the Mk.I scope as late as 1943.

Was one of the previous makers bombed out (W.Watson?), reassigned, or simply not up to snuff?

Tends to beg the question of why Mk.3 production was reassigned to Kershaw, Cooke, Troughton & Simms and Taylor Hobson & Co. when Houghton Butcher Mfg. , Kodak Ltd., and William Watson & Sons had already gone through the extensive process of setting up assembly lines, testing and inspection facilities, training workers etc.?

On the face of it that sort of change would make little sense from a speed of production perspective.