A Brace & a half of No32 Mk3's.....!

[Roger Payne]

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Been keeping myself out of mischief during the current fun & games by tidying up some ex-Indian scopes that I came across three or four years ago. Most are Mk1's, but there there are a very few Mk2's & 3's amongst them. Really not worth doing if you attach a realistic price on your time (the work on each one amounts to several tens of hours), but luckily I enjoy doing it beyond simply the money side of things. It's nice to think that something that was teetering on the brink of getting chucked into a skip is now a usable historic artifact once again. Some of the internals needed replacing as did all of the glass. Thank heavens for No42 & No53 scopes..........although it's getting harder to find decent undamaged examples of those, even, now.

The top Mk3 is of course unrestored, but the lower two are now just about ready, & so long as the prospective new owners are happy with them one will be going to North America & the other to Germany......

Anyway, just thought people might find it of a little interest.......by the way, the rather sad looking Mk2 scope in the last couple of photo's is probably next to be looked at, once I've completed a Mk1 that is already part finished.

If anyone out there spies a serial number for the scope from their rifle - then give me a shout, & quick!

Oh, & I'm not a particular fan of the Daily Star. I just put out an appeal for some old newspapers to work on! (Honest) ;-)

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