Help Shipping a 1903 rearsight from the US to the UK

[Sapper740]

I suppose it makes sense imposing rules and regulations for such things, but they don't seem to be applied sensibly.

Kind of like facing a mandatory 12 years in prison for inadvertently bringing a few rounds of ammunition in your luggage?

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...cos-rcna149108

[Promo]

Is it a M1903 rear sight or a 03A3 rear sight? And any special configuration you are looking for, or just one to replace a missing/broken one?

[waco16]

its for a 1903A1 - the rifle is in almost unissued condition (currently with earlier sight fitted), so I'm looking for a correct sight in similar condition

[togor]

To be clear you're looking for a rear movable sight base with slide assembly? On a m1903a1 earlier sights can also be considered correct. Devil in the details.

[waco16]

To be clear you're looking for a rear movable sight base with slide assembly? On a m1903a1 earlier sights can also be considered correct. Devil in the details.

That's what I'm after...
Leaf with unpolished face and minus the 2850 notch - slide binding screw with plain undished face and no groove cut in the knurled diameter

[KIMBO65]

Hi, have you tried Colenso arms?, i know he built alot of 1903's. I think he is around the colchester area.

[waco16]

Hi, have you tried Colenso arms?, i know he built alot of 1903's. I think he is around the colchester area.

Thanks - is he still trading?

[KIMBO65]

I believe so.

[robh5]

I know from experience you cannot ship US military gun parts out of the U.S. I'm not sure about commercial parts. Before I found out about the rules, I had a carbine stock shipped to Italy confiscated and a M17 Enfield stock confiscated going to Canada.

[gigi79]

Both of the telescopes you imported required export licensing. You're very lucky that US CBP didn't catch them, or they would have been confiscated. To add to the ridiculousness, if I bought those two scopes in England and brought them back to the US, there's no import licensing required.


Hello, Scope elements are classified ? for example the "UP" turret of a Weaver 330 C scope or the locking spring of this turret ? I am looking for these elements and the scopes, in France, are not classified. The USA is blocking sales and the US seller should find a way to export the small elements (screws, springs etc... which could be applied to any mechanical or domestic object ... or astronomical scope of artisanal manufacture). :mdr: