No 32 Scope and MkI* LE

[nijalninja]

G'day there, I bought this rifle a while ago and a family friend of mine id'd the scope as a No. 32 scope originally meant for the No4 Mk2's (I think). The exterior of the tube looks like it has been hacked at a few times, and there is plenty of silver solder in places where it shouldn't be, the rear scope ring was also soldered to the scope for some reason -_-. The scope itself you can actually see through and the old Picket crosshairs look great, there is however plenty of dirt and grimy inside and on the lenses that make it less than crystal clear. The funny thing is that this scope came on a sportered 1901 MkI* that had a broken firing pin, but apart from that looks alright. What is interesting is that the scope mounts I can only assume are custom, and are quite good, and the trigger guard, trigger (which has been ground down, soldered, and built back up), and sear all look MkIII. There's also a shim in the right hand side draw that looks very old. The barrel is normal weight and has Lithgow markings, as well as some vise marks -_-.

Someone obviously spent some time to make this gun shoot alright, but what I am wondering is: Is there anything I can do to tidy this scope up a bit more? It was painted black and I am trying to rub that all off without hurting the brass.

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