WANTED - No.5 rear sight

[Badger]

Also .....

Do a search in these forums (see pic) .... ie: I chose the word "jungle"

It's a quick way to narrow down threads you're looking for ...

Regards,
Badger

[Baal]

It looks like my DCRA 7.62mm Long Branch is wearing a No.5 rear sight. It's marked to 800 yards exactly like the one in the photo that Badger posted. I wonder if someone removed the PH sight and replaced it with this one at some point.

[Peter Laidler]

Ah........ There was an urban myth doing the rounds, during the era of the ill fated and useless(?) L81 A1 Cadet target rifle. Many of those rifles were fitted with adapted No5 0 - 800yard sights. It was said that these sights matched the trajectory of the 7.62mm L81A1 rifle exactly. if the range was read as metres instead of yards (as it would be on the No5 rifle). Unfortunately, 99.9% of the ranges in England were still calibrated in yards....., so trying to read them as metres caused a few problems....... This myth started during the trials of the L39 and 42 rifles but one of the trials team, a good bloke called Major Tony xxxxxxx told them to 'go away' and think again. Or words to that effect! Anyway, Parker Hale had a zillion of these 0 - 800 backsights and wanted to off-load them, which they did on the L81.

Anyway, there it is. A bit of a shaggy dog story and around the houses a bit but there........

As a matter of interest, you don't need any screws to fit it. Just the upright ears on the rifle, the spring, stepped plunger, the axis pin and the little PIN, retaining, pin axis backsight or a thin nail which is what we Armourers used and you're home and dry.

Anyway, to cut a long story short....................

[Mk VII]

I've got one of the axis pins here. And a plunger (which is easy to make on the lathe).
I sold a carbine sight on Fleabay recently, but didn't get much for it. I have a source of them so can always get you one if you want it.
Rifle ones seem to sell better.

[rondog]

I've got one of the axis pins here. And a plunger (which is easy to make on the lathe).
I sold a carbine sight on Fleabay recently, but didn't get much for it. I have a source of them so can always get you one if you want it.
Rifle ones seem to sell better.

PM coming.

[lucky dog]

While changing the sight on my Longbranch a few years back I found a good source for the little retaining pins. They are at the grocery store. Yep, the grocery store. The kits that are sold for sewing turkeys closed contain perfect sized needles that can be cut to length. The kit contains three or four of them an they are about four inches long, best of all they are only a couple of bucks. I discovered this while using one (with the tip ground flat) as a drift to get the original retaining pin out.

[rondog]

So, let me see if I understand.....

The sight hinges on an AXIS PIN?

This axis pin is held in place with a RETAINING PIN?

Then there's a PLUNGER & SPRING under the whole assembly?

Mk VII sent me a diagram, showing this stuff. Many thanks!!!

[Mk VII]

You can see the plunger under the right of the sight base



sight components (actually a rifle one but it's the same)

[villiers]

Got the bits (pin, plunger & spring) AND a No. 5 sight ... just in case you aren´t successful with e-pay etc. But am in Germany. pm me if necessary.

[rondog]

You can see the plunger under the right of the sight base



sight components (actually a rifle one but it's the same)

Excellent! Thank you very much!!! Now, what is item #16 in that drawing you sent me?