No 4 Sniper Identification

[read6737]

It is a 1943 No 8322 early mk 11 with rear eye shield

[Roger Payne]

David,
Sorry for the late foray, but I can't add a great deal. Many about 20 years ago a friend of mine liberated about 8-10 of these barrelled actions from the tunnel in Parker Hale's cellars. I could have had the lot for a pittance but I turned my nose up at them as they weren't 'proper' No4 (T)'s!! How times change......I did buy one as I had one of the Israeli hybrid No32 type scopes & wanted to put the whole together just to move it on. I restocked it in brand new beech & put it through Weller & Dufty's, only for it to bebought very reasonably by an old pal in NZ. Can't remember much about most of the hebrew markings other than the Star of David, except that they were on the receiver ring (I think). I used an Israeli rear pad as part of a jig for many years in the final machining of my No32 brackets.

By the way, whereabouts are you in the Hexagon? I have a little place on the borders of 62 & 80 (ideal if you're into 1914-1918), but I can't persuade her indoors to up sticks & move out there for good, as much as I'd like to...

ATB

[read6737]

thank you Roger for the reply.

Do you know of any one with an Israeli made scope and mount that are for sale?

I live in 87, near Bellac.

I do get up to your area Abbeville and a bit further north,
I go hunting for WW11 plane crashes and then did them up with a group of friends.

I have lived here 7 years now.
I trained and qualified as an electrician here with the AFPPA.
I help run my local shooting club, and have trained and qualified to teach the use of fire arms and to judge competitions.
I was also regional champ with my K98 in 8X64 at 200 meters open sights and set a new record in 2006.

This year I will use the No4 with my 32 scope.

David

[Peter Laidler]

We would like a .303" Browning aircraft wing gun if you have one. Condition pretty well immaterial as I'd like to show it next to a live one. What have you?

[Roger Payne]

David,
Thx. Your best bet re the Israeli scope is that someone may see these postings & have one to spare. I'll certainly ask one or two contacts though, just in case......

I'm mid-way between Albert & Bapaume & about 1km from High Wood. Couldn't be much better really for a WW1 anorak! Martin Pegler (another Enfield anorak) lives about 4-5km from me, which is handy!

ATB



ATB