No 32 mk 1 scope

[Craig Eberhardt]

I am looking at a 1943 Maltby 4T with No32 mk1 scope marked HBMC os 466A

It does not appear to have a cross hair in the reticle. Is this a fault? If so can it be repaired?

Help appreciated. Need to make an urgent decision.

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[Peter Laidler]

Yes it is a fault and yes it can be repaired. IUs that a quick enough answer?

[Craig Eberhardt]

Yes it is a fault and yes it can be repaired. IUs that a quick enough answer?

Outstanding!

What about a 1943 maltby with a 32 mk 1 scope?

[Alan de Enfield]

Whats the question ?

[Craig Eberhardt]

Whats the question ?

Were there 1943 malt by rifles made into T's?

[Roger Payne]

I'm not saying it couldn't be kosher but I've never seen a Maltby set up into a 4T dated other than 1941.........but they may exist. I would simply advise extreme caution, unless of course the vendor has been up front & admitted that it is a modern set up. The scope repair is a relatively minor issue compared to this.

[Craig Eberhardt]

I'm not saying it couldn't be kosher but I've never seen a Maltby set up into a 4T dated other than 1941.........but they may exist. I would simply advise extreme caution, unless of course the vendor has been up front & admitted that it is a modern set up. The scope repair is a relatively minor issue compared to this.

I have noted this advice in other posts so i am cautious.

One thing I have noted is that the screws on the front pad are flat rather than domed on top (don't laugh at my description Peter and others)and the rear pads appear to have the slightest "gap" around the screws. I suppose the latter could be because of work but they have been staked at the point they are now in and there is no evidence of other prior staking. The front screws certainly look very different to the front screws in the Knowledge Library entry.

The front screws look to be identical to the rear screws. Should alarm bells be ringing?

[jmoore]

Should alarm bells be ringing?

Yes. Loudly.

[Roger Payne]

Yep. JM is absolutely right. The front pad screws should always be instrument head 4BA types (ie they have a countersink on the under side of the head, but are slightly domed on the top surface). In my limited experience there should never be a gap round the rear pad screw heads on a British set up rifle (this does not apply to Canadian T's, however). The rear pad screws should of course be countersunk flat heads. On UK rifles the heads were left slightly proud on the rear pad & then professionally cleaned off flat. H&H did such a good job of it it is sometimes difficult to pick out the thin line demarcating the junction of the screw head & the surrounding (rear) pad. If you can paddle a canoe round the edge of the pad screws on this one I'd look for another example for your collection.

ATB