Desperately Seeking IWS mount for L42A1 (still looking)

[jmoore]

Might be Friday or Saturday before I can get the goodies out for inspection.

[wbs2111]

Some pics for jmoore. I have a source for tubes and other small bits. If we could come up with an IWS body sans tube and or missing other bits we could do an interchangeability test. Peter, tube dimensions are
Length: 5.830"
Diameter: 2.745"

[jmoore]

Mr. Laidler, off which of the internal bits do you wish reference numbers? The electronic tube number is different from an AN/PVS-2, but whilst I've got it apart might as well get anything pertinent.

[Surpmil]

I've been asked about the parkerized finish on the repro IWS brackets. Here are a couple of photos that show the finish as close as I can get to how it appears to the eye. This is with WD40 applied.

[jmoore]

By request, here are a couple of bad pics of the AN/PVS-1 recticle. Sorry, but it was easiest to flop it sideways and take the pic w/ the light cover on as it was daylight!






Nothing fancy like the later scopes, but .....

[jmoore]

Cobbled L42A1 and AN/PVS-1





Not cobbled!


Somebody:

[magnum45pete]

hi, i'm new to this forum so i'm not too sure if im posting this in the right place, but here i go. first off, hello to you all. from what i'v read, this looks like a very interesting and informative site. so far i'm impressed.
now down to the nitty gritty,
I worked for Parker Hale here in England for the last 2 years before they were closed down. on leaving i was able (at a give away price) to pick up an M82 sniper rifle that was used as a ''fitting jig'' for scopes and accesories and is in superb as new condition. it came with a run of the mill Niko Sterling scope that i use and is ok. but, what i was given at the same time, was a
Rank Pullin I.W.S. Space Model SS80/Mk1. Serial number 0200. I gather it was a returned scope from the M.O.D. more specifically from Hereford.
it is, unfortunatly, internaly incomplete, and does not work.I have kept it as i hoped to be able to get the parts needed to rebuild it and get it working. at parker hale it was used as a test rig in the manafacture of mounting systems to different firearms, I was lucky and it has a one off (i think) mount that allows me to (for effect only) mount it to my M85.(Please see my photos in gallery. it looks great and i'm told, was for its day, a very good bit of kit.
I know very little about this scope, what it was used on, when it was produced, what parts are available for it (or not).etc etc etc.
Would it be better placed in the hands of someone who would make better use of it than me as a donor, externaly it is complete but what is missing internaly i have no idea as scopes are not my strong point
. please let me know anything you may know about this scope or were i may go to find out more . all the best, pete

[jmoore]

Nice bit of kit, there! Rifle and scope both. I'd guess that your scope is repairable, as most use fairly common tubes from just a few manufacturers and subcontractors. Try Mr. Laidler for the repair work, if he doesn't do it , he'll probably know somebody who does. I have a local (US) fellow who does my scope work and parts hunting; sometimes rounding up bits takes a while, but I'm not on a schedule.

[magnum45pete]

thanks for that, i'll drop mr Laidler a line and see what he thinks,it may be of use to someone as spares if nothing else,i would love to know a bit more about it anyway and he may be the man to ask, thanks for your time,
pete.