Mystery of the Missing Wartime Long Branch Snipers

[stencollector]

I don't know if the following information has been posted elsewhere, or if it will help or hinder the discussion, but I saw a list today from REL showing their production output for Dec of 1945 along with their cumulative production of optics, radios and tubes. Relevant to our discussion are the following totals:

Telescope no32mk1:...............................total production 326
Telescope no32mk2:...............................total production 255
Telescope no32mk1A:.............................total production 113
Telescope Cno32mkIV (Gimbal):................total production 100
Total of the above =................................................. ...794
Note this does not cover anything post 1945 such as the mk3, nor any telescopes produced by the US like the Lyman. The page continues on with outstanding orders, but only covers radios. I will check with my source and see of there is a next page covering optics.

By the way, I just bought a LB sniper in the 68L block of serial numbers from one of the US auction sites. Once it gets here, hopefully in a month or two, I'll post more about it.