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    Quote Originally Posted by 5thBatt View Post
    I have 9 MkIIIs fitted with working windage sights 5 of those are numbered to the rifles & 1 un-numbered, have 2 more in my parts box, 1 working, 1 fixed, the fixed one no longer has the wheel attached, an early lesson learned, thankfully not a matching numbered part
    I have a NZicon marked 1917 BSA MkIII* with a matched 1920 barrel and numbered working windage sight. After the war, Armourers must have used up old stock.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Roy View Post
    I have a NZ marked 1917 BSA MkIII* with a matched 1920 barrel and numbered working windage sight. After the war, Armourers must have used up old stock.
    Only 2 of mine are NZ marked both 1910s, 6 are Australianicon marked '07, '11, '15, '15, '16 & '17 my '09 is unmarked.

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