+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 10 1 2 3 ... LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 96

Thread: Guess the Sight Picture

Click here to increase the font size Click here to reduce the font size
  1. #1
    Advisory Panel

    jmoore's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Last On
    06-09-2023 @ 04:20 AM
    Location
    US of A
    Posts
    7,066
    Local Date
    10-31-2024
    Local Time
    06:59 PM

    Guess the Sight Picture

    Probably too easy, but it might be mildly entertaining.

    Identify the milsurp by it's sight picture:

    Entry One:



    Mystery Sight No.1


    If y'all think it's worth pursuing, I'll try and round up some "odd ducks" from time to time. Or feel free to make your own entry!
    Information
    Warning: This is a relatively older thread
    This discussion is older than 360 days. Some information contained in it may no longer be current.
    Last edited by jmoore; 03-19-2012 at 08:38 AM. Reason: Removed "be back soon! (sort of)" note.

  2. Thank You to jmoore For This Useful Post:


  3. # ADS
    Friends and Sponsors
    Join Date
    October 2006
    Location
    Milsurps.Com
    Posts
    All Threads
    A Collector's View - The SMLE Short Magazine Lee Enfield 1903-1989. It is 300 8.5x11 inch pages with 1,000+ photo’s, most in color, and each book is serial-numbered.  Covering the SMLE from 1903 to the end of production in India in 1989 it looks at how each model differs and manufacturer differences from a collecting point of view along with the major accessories that could be attached to the rifle. For the record this is not a moneymaker, I hope just to break even, eventually, at $80/book plus shipping.  In the USA shipping is $5.00 for media mail.  I will accept PayPal, Zelle, MO and good old checks (and cash if you want to stop by for a tour!).  CLICK BANNER to send me a PM for International pricing and shipping. Manufacturer of various vintage rifle scopes for the 1903 such as our M73G4 (reproduction of the Weaver 330C) and Malcolm 8X Gen II (Unertl reproduction). Several of our scopes are used in the CMP Vintage Sniper competition on top of 1903 rifles. Brian Dick ... BDL Ltd. - Specializing in British and Commonwealth weapons Specializing in premium ammunition and reloading components. Your source for the finest in High Power Competition Gear. Here at T-bones Shipwrighting we specialise in vintage service rifle: re-barrelling, bedding, repairs, modifications and accurizing. We also provide importation services for firearms, parts and weapons, for both private or commercial businesses.
     

  4. #2
    Legacy Member Vincent's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Last On
    02-27-2020 @ 09:22 PM
    Location
    Texas
    Posts
    1,890
    Local Date
    10-31-2024
    Local Time
    04:59 PM
    Sterling Mk4.

  5. Thank You to Vincent For This Useful Post:


  6. Avoid Ads - Become a Contributing Member - Click HERE
  7. #3
    Advisory Panel

    jmoore's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Last On
    06-09-2023 @ 04:20 AM
    Location
    US of A
    Posts
    7,066
    Local Date
    10-31-2024
    Local Time
    06:59 PM
    Thread Starter
    Sterling it is! L2A3








    How about an optical unit?:



    Mystery Sight No.2
    Last edited by jmoore; 03-19-2012 at 08:38 AM.

  8. #4
    FREE MEMBER
    NO Posting or PM's Allowed
    Dr. Strangelove's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2012
    Last On
    09-25-2013 @ 02:56 PM
    Location
    England
    Posts
    20
    Local Date
    10-31-2024
    Local Time
    05:59 PM
    Ross rifle scope? Can't remember the designation but the horizontal lines are supposed to represent the width of a man at various distances I believe!

  9. #5
    Advisory Panel

    jmoore's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Last On
    06-09-2023 @ 04:20 AM
    Location
    US of A
    Posts
    7,066
    Local Date
    10-31-2024
    Local Time
    06:59 PM
    Thread Starter
    In actual fact, it can be considered a Ross scope, but it's not the rifle with which it's usually associated. And, yes, the stepped lines are for range estimating the distance to (standing) enemy troops. But height, not width...


    Almost to an answer, anybody care to identify the maker of the sight and the rifle with which it's most identified? (There's three rifles and an MG that have been associated which this scope.)
    Last edited by jmoore; 03-20-2012 at 02:31 AM.

  10. #6
    Senior Moderator
    (Milsurp Forums)
    Bill Hollinger's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Last On
    Today @ 01:11 PM
    Location
    Pacific Northwest, Oregon
    Posts
    6,059
    Real Name
    Bill Hollinger
    Local Date
    10-31-2024
    Local Time
    03:59 PM
    I like! I would like to see more of this quiz, guess the sight picture.
    Bill Hollinger

    "We're surrounded, that simplifies our problem!"

  11. #7
    Advisory Panel

    jmoore's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Last On
    06-09-2023 @ 04:20 AM
    Location
    US of A
    Posts
    7,066
    Local Date
    10-31-2024
    Local Time
    06:59 PM
    Thread Starter
    Whilst waiting ID of the scope reticle pictured above, here's another iron sight photo taken in the field a while back. Almost easy, but some hints cropped out.


    Mystery Sights No.3

  12. #8
    Advisory Panel green's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2006
    Last On
    12-22-2023 @ 08:18 PM
    Posts
    445
    Local Date
    10-31-2024
    Local Time
    05:59 PM
    T99 Arisakaicon.

  13. Thank You to green For This Useful Post:


  14. #9
    Legacy Member HOOKED ON HISTORY's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Last On
    Today @ 03:57 PM
    Location
    MS/USA
    Posts
    4,053
    Local Date
    10-31-2024
    Local Time
    05:59 PM
    Is that a Sasquach in that picture?

  15. #10
    Advisory Panel

    jmoore's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Last On
    06-09-2023 @ 04:20 AM
    Location
    US of A
    Posts
    7,066
    Local Date
    10-31-2024
    Local Time
    06:59 PM
    Thread Starter
    Quote Originally Posted by green View Post
    T99 Arisakaicon.
    Yup! I have tried several times to get a realistic view through the peep in the camera, but that's about as close as I've come so far.

    Out in the woods, but no Sasquatch! Just a dead leaf.

    Still no takers on ID'ing the scope? (Mystery Sight No.2)

    Another easy one (I've got more optics photos than irons right now, but that's subject to change!_:


    Mystery Sight No.4
    Last edited by jmoore; 03-21-2012 at 05:18 AM.

+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 10 1 2 3 ... LastLast

Similar Threads

  1. Guess the part ?
    By RCS in forum Vintage Military Gear
    Replies: 12
    Last Post: 07-26-2011, 11:22 PM
  2. Guess who ???
    By Emri in forum The Watering Hole OT (Off Topic) Forum
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 03-16-2011, 12:43 PM
  3. Guess what I just won!
    By Bill Hollinger in forum M1903/1903A3/A4 Springfield Rifle
    Replies: 29
    Last Post: 10-04-2009, 01:36 AM
  4. Anyone care to guess the age of ?
    By RJW NZ in forum The Lee Enfield Knowledge Library Collectors Forum
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 04-17-2009, 06:22 PM

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts