SMLE Oddball Sniper?

[Mk VII]

Somewhere I've got some photos I took some years of one of these mounts on a rifle belonging to Adrian Dagger. I did upload them to a hosting site, which folded some years ago taking them with it. Must find the prints.

This, on the other hand, is entirely made up, quite recently, by a talented retired engineering worker who brought it up yesterday. The Aldis sights were available as parts from the trade into at least the 1950s.

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[Simon]

Buccaneer,

The scope on your rifle although similar in appearance to the WA5, WB5, WB3 etc is in fact a model known simply as the Winchester 8x. The following text is reproduced from "Old Rifle Scopes" authored by Nick Strobel. ISBN 0-87341-830-1

Quote "In 1939 Winchester introduced an 8x scope specifically for its model 75 target rifle.This scope is unmarked except for an 8x on the objective bell and has a characteristic japaned brass tube that gives a greenish-black colour to the tube finish. The stamped sheet metal mounts are marked "Winchester". The last listing I have for the 8x is in the 1944 Gun Digest" End quote.

Winchester 8x (1939 - 1945)

Magnification - 8x.
Field of view - Not given.
Luminosity - Not given.
Eye relief - Not given.
Length - Approx 18". (Roughly 450mm in new money).
Weight - Not given.
Tube diameter - 0.750" (Roughly 18mm in new money).

Cheers,

Simon.