Quote Originally Posted by Strangely Brown View Post
George Swenson was an American who worked for John Wilkes in London, a very colourful character who managed to get banned from Bisley for using a sight type that at the time was illegal (or actually not approved by council, although I believe the year after they accepted it!)
After his suspension he developed the rifle we know as the Swing and called the first model SIN 71, this was in effect sticking two fingers up at the NRA at Bisley by referring to the model as the Sin of 1971, the year they banned him.
Whilst at John Wilkes he invented a rear target sight which carried the Wilkes name and then later his own name. An older friend of mine owns Swing No.98, but thinks it was nearer No.35 as George liked to "up" his production to make it look that he was selling far more than he really was!
He went back to the states some years later and an ex buisness partner of his went to see him on hearing of his ill health, asked on his death bed if he had a message for anybody at Bisley he replied, bugger Bisley!
Thanks, Strangely.

Are these Swenson sights considered to be "good kit"?

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Anyone know where I can get a Central Sight mounting plate for a no1 MKIII or a no4 Rifle?