No1 MK III barrel alignment

[Homer]

Yep, that's how they are mate. I read the reason for that somewhere but forgotten now. Someone will tell us.

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[jmoore]

Yep, that's how they are mate. I read the reason for that somewhere but forgotten now. Someone will tell us.

I don't know the exact reason why but it's not unique to SMLEs. The French did the same with their front sight blocks:



Sorry for the old cruddy photo!


Berthier carbine in this case. No front sight protector to make it look really weird unless you look closely. Offset is roughly 0.090"