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That is interesting, and the optics collection is impressive as well, my curiosity is that this doesn't seem to have any government property or acceptance marks on it. Not that I wrongfully accuse the British
(and other Commonwealth Countries) of putting their mark on everything, but the Broad Arrow was seemingly applied to anything larger than a carpenter's nail and anything smaller than a seagoing vessel.
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1 PL West Nova Scotia Regiment 2000-2003
1 BN Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry 2003-2013
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02-08-2016 05:06 PM
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The 'D' shape in section is similar to the scope case for the Evans scope for the SMLE but it is most definitely not the same as mine or the few others I've seen. The markings on the lid are also totally unlike any others I've seen on a WW1 era scope case (but of course there's a first time for everything). Whatever it is it's stimulating plenty of discussion!
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Thank You to Roger Payne For This Useful Post:
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Roger, take special note of how awfully detailed the pouch was made. The "wall" is made of two sewn to each other leather parts, as visible in this picture:
Last edited by Promo; 02-09-2016 at 06:28 AM.
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Yes, that's some workmanship. I'll double check against mine later....
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Can you imagine asking your local saddler to do that now........?
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It's old, the stamps look old, but "C.E.F" as in Canadian Expeditionary Force just wasn't used in that way, nor would the crown be. Very odd. You notice that the stamps and periods are individually struck (imperfect alignment) which seems unlikely for something produced in quantity. Could it be an old case someone has "improved" to look military?
You'd expect a maker's mark, inspection or acceptance mark, case nomenclature...or at least some those things.
What do the marks in the bottom and top of the lining suggest was in there? What about the inside walls: rubbed in marks? How long an item will fit?
There were a number of tubular artillery sights that might be candidates, but I see no cases like that in the Handbook of Artillery Instruments, 1914.
Whatever was in there stuck up high enough that the "D" cutouts allowed the user to grasp the end of the object. Their presence suggests that unlike the kind of scope you have in there now, there was no room to insert fingers to grasp the object otherwise..
You're sure there are no other marks anywhere? Have you tried to remove the linings at top & bottom in case there is something underneath?
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