L42 iws l1a8

[Cold_Zero]

Here are a couple of L1A8 IWS. There is a PVS-2B tucked in the middle.
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[Peter Laidler]

Strange.................. The big old IIW sights are as per normal but the internal spec of the case doesn't look like anything we recognise here as there's none of the other bracketry to fit the sight to the L1A1 rifle, M-16, GPMG or Carl Gustav.

What are the two bblong blocks and copper coloured thinggy in the bottom left corner. Is it a sight or just an clear observation IIW?

[Brian Dick]

Peter, I also noticed the difference in the case and lack of the mount brackets for the different weapons systems. Could it be that the IWS sights pictured are cased for export sale to foreign governments and not necessarily out of British military service? Your thoughts? I'm just guessing.

[Cold_Zero]

In the lower left of the main compartment of the case is the adapter for AA battery use. More pictures of the case and contents.
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[Peter Laidler]

Mmmmmmm, definately the same as ours. Have you got the user handbooks CZ? Have you got any BDL? I'd be interested in seeing what the grat pattern is because it LOOKS like it's the what we used to call the NODDY variant (a squaddies play in the night observation device initials). Whatever it is, it's a nice find and if you remove the universal bracket, you can bolt the IWS bracket straight on and you're the proud owner of a night-sighted L42. A RARE bird indeed and worth a couple of ££

[Longshaor]

Cold Zero,

I am HIGHLY envious of your IWSs!

Thank you for sharing the photos!

Cheers

[Cold_Zero]

Mmmmmmm, definately the same as ours. Have you got the user handbooks CZ? Have you got any BDL? I'd be interested in seeing what the grat pattern is because it LOOKS like it's the what we used to call the NODDY variant (a squaddies play in the night observation device initials). Whatever it is, it's a nice find and if you remove the universal bracket, you can bolt the IWS bracket straight on and you're the proud owner of a night-sighted L42. A RARE bird indeed and worth a couple of ££

Will see if I can manage a picture of the grat. As I recall both IIS have the grat as listed on Pg. 5 of the User Hand book with hold / lead points A through J

Brian(BDL) setup me up with all the user handbooks. Very helpful.

[Brian Dick]

The label on my case reads:

Weaponsight, Image Intensified
Cased, L1A3
5855-99-964-3726
Z7 ^

[Cold_Zero]

There was a parallax effect in the first picture, sight was slightly canted in the last attempt. The clarity was perfect, pictures are not representative.

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[Peter Laidler]

That's the rifle sight picture (as opposed to the NODDY or Artillery sight pictire) and the different vertical lines indicate the different weapoon aiming points