Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
That was what I thought also. The simple and cheap ones superseded. Then after if any came to light they might be fitted. Don't think they started making them new though.
That said Jim, post war FTR programs retrofitted and removed a number of austerity wartime parts, slab sided cocking pieces, back sights, front sight protectors etc.

I would imagine the MK1 was put back into production for the post war build Mk1's, FTR rework and not forgetting MK2 production from 1949.