Warning - Fake No.32 MkIII on eBay

[lee_enfield223]

Dear All the No32 scope came today in the mail and there are differences !!!!!
although the scope is marked as a MK2 it's not !!! it's a MK1 and the cross hairs are thicker than my original mk1 also the screw threads are metric not BA and last of all the lens have a deep bluish tinge (they are not coated) compared to the clear originals.
Looking through the optics they are very sharp and gather light well at night compared to my original which has been fully serviced by field optics here in Australia it's just not as clear !!!! keeping in mind that it's over 69 years old.
if you look at one of the pictures you will see an Australian 20cent piece which has two of the same screws on it from the range drum mounting plate the original screw is longer but the diameter is the same.
getting to the point ,,,if you are after a copy it's not too bad and looking at the quality ,well it's not quite as good as the original in the way it's been put together,but optically it's great and would be very nice to shoot with.
there are other differences which you will see in the photos. like the back lens retainer ring it's missing the two slots and the markings are engraved in the scope tube not roll stamped like the originals were.
Also please be advised that I wanted to post bigger images but this site won't allow it and I would have had to use photo bucket and they have a bad habit of removing images.