My No 32 Mk2 Scope

[Roger Payne]

Peter, can you shed any light (or can anyone else) on UIC serial numbering? I've meant to look at it for years; but then I've been meaning to wash the car, too! I believe UIC manufactured Mk1, Mk2 & Mk2/1 scopes. I wonder just exactly how many of each type they did make & how many times they went back to serial number 1 again....

I currently own 4 UIC scopes marked as follows:

Serial no 9 marked as Mk2 but assembled as 2/1
Serial no 296 marked as Mk2 & assembled as such
Serial no 189 built on a former Mk1 tube, with Mk'2' replacing the Mk'1'
& with the 466A barred out & replaced by 1650A. Assembled as Mk2.
Serial no 43 marked & assembled as Mk2/1 - see Nigel's earlier post.

I suppose tubes may not always have been assembled in ascending numerical order.....

ATB