No.32 MKI & MKIIs

[Musgrave]

Just thought I'd post a few pics of the No.32 MKII I've been working on. The work included a full strip down (inc getting the erector cell out / stuck segment problem) inc optic cleaning, new horizontal reticle wire. Clean up of many layers of non original paint and some rust. The scope body was then hot dipped blacked (the original finish it would appear). Turrets were brass blacked again and the numbers painted back in. One of the clicker plungers was broken to I made a new one annealed tool steel, it has a similar hardness to the original. The replacement segment is made from Devcon Steel Putty A for the moment, a dental technician will cast me some new ones once he's back from holiday. If PeterL is looking in, what do you think about the alloy for the segments? I was thinking 70/30 Zinc/Tin. Overall it was quite a straight forward process and very enjoyable.