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[Peter Laidler]

REL were the first to fit 1moa index plates (RH, thread 105)! Where on earth did you get that from Surpmil? These were being discussed when the first ex-Bren Mk1 telescope was put onto the first rifles! While Canada chose to retro fit the 1moa clicker plates to Mk1's and call them Mk1A's, we simply used up existing stocks of Mk1's and continued into Mk2 production with the 1moa clicker plates and modified drums at the same time. Think of the logistics of retro modifying all (?) of the Mk1's already out there...... Nope, start anew I say!

Because we modified the clicker plates as well as the range and deflection turret part at the same time (to make the new Mk2 telescope) in order to prevent Mk1 and 2 interchangeability and maintain standardisation we also allowed manufacturrers other relaxations in standards too, it made the Mk2 a different scope - albeit only slightly

I'm not tooooo sure that I would agree about the other products either. Although regardless of that, REL telescope output was always short of requirements, hence the use of the absolutely dire Lyman (I say dire in UK Military trials terms only and not in general laymans use terms of course) and the No67/Mk4 was developed in order to use other lenses currently in greater production. It did say binocular lenses in the papers somewhere but I don't believe this due to the prismatic nature/system of bino optical systems - but I suppose it could be interpreted as 'similar to current' binocular lenses

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