"SCOPED LEE Enfield" (CGN Private Ad)

[Cantom]

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Regards,
Badger

I've never seen a picture of a Canadian sniper fitted with a Lyman Alaskan scope. Is that rifle a faithful reproduction of one? Does anyone have pics of a real one to compare with?
When were they made originally btw? Was it a Korean War timeframe?

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[Badger]

I've never seen a picture of a Canadian sniper fitted with a Lyman Alaskan scope. Is that rifle a faithful reproduction of one? Does anyone have pics of a real one to compare with?
When were they made originally btw? Was it a Korean War timeframe?

Although it's not my specific expertise, I checked in my copy of "Without Warning" By Clive Law. The mount doesn't look at all the same in the book as what's pictured, although it is a Lyman Alaskan scope, as one can see from reading the inscription on it. The pic shows the screws holding the mount on the receiver as being at a 45 degree angle, whereas the pics of this one show them level (horizontal) to the axis of the rifle.

According to Clive's book in reference to the Lyman Alaskan scopes, it has been established that 350 of these were purchased and provided with mounts manufactured by Small Arms Limited..

I think wheaty and some other really smart Enfield collectors will be able to clarify this when they log in.

Edit: BTW, here's an interesting Quartermaster Stores ad in the "For Sale or Auction Elsewhere" section for a WWII Enfield No. 4 MKI Manufactured in Canada with Lyman Scope

Regards,
Badger

[Cantom]

Although it's not my specific expertise, I checked in my copy of "Without Warning" By Clive Law. The mount doesn't look at all the same in the book as what's pictured, although it is a Lyman Alaskan scope, as one can see from reading the inscription on it. The pic shows the screws holding the mount on the receiver as being at a 45 degree angle, whereas the pics of this one show them level (horizontal) to the axis of the rifle.

According to Clive's book in reference to the Lyman Alaskan scopes, it has been established that 350 of these were purchased and provided with mounts manufactured by Small Arms Limited..

I think wheaty and some other really smart Enfield collectors will be able to clarify this when they log in.

Edit: BTW, here's an interesting Quartermaster Stores ad in the "For Sale or Auction Elsewhere" section for a WWII Enfield No. 4 MKI Manufactured in Canada with Lyman Scope

Regards,
Badger

Interesting auction for a real one...anyone know what vintage these were? WWII or Korean?

[Lee Enfield]

I've never seen a picture of a Canadian sniper fitted with a Lyman Alaskan scope. Is that rifle a faithful reproduction of one? Does anyone have pics of a real one to compare with?
When were they made originally btw? Was it a Korean War timeframe?

All three mount systems were in use during the Korea period. There are several pictures of the TP in use with Canadian Army during the Korean War.

The rifles (all/most) were assembled during WWII according to Skennerton & Law (Skennerton lists numbers produced for 3 months in '45 IIRC). I'm told that some may have been assembled post-war for export.

We do know that the Dutch had @50 TPs and a complete example surfaced in Italy some months ago...