SMLE Foresite Blades

[Strangely Brown]

Can anybody tell me the complete list (sizes) of foresite blades for the No1 MkIII SMLE please?
As "issued" rather then than the target types that AJ Parker/Parker-Hale produced, having said that if there was a printed list of AJ's foresites I would be interested in that as well.

I have the complete list for the No 4

TIA

Information

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[Alan de Enfield]

From "Identification List No1 SMLE" dated 1945

Sight Size
-.06 Part number BB0654
-.045 Part number BB0655
-.03 Part number BB0656
-.015 Part number BB0657
0 Part number BB0658
+.015 Part number BB0659
+.03 Part number BB0660
+.045 Part number BB6145

Sorry its all aquashed up but cannot get it to tabulate properly on this forum.

[Strangely Brown]

Cheers Alan,
I think it might be sensible to post the No 4 blades sizes in this thread as well, so here goes:

-0.030
-0.015
ZERO
+0.015
+0.030
+0.045
+0.060
+0.075
+0.090

[Alan de Enfield]

Cheers Alan,
I think it might be sensible to post the No 4 blades sizes in this thread as well, so here goes:

-0.030
-0.015
ZERO
+0.015
+0.030
+0.045
+0.060
+0.075
+0.090

In the 1945 Parts list for the No4 Mk1 & 1* it shows only 8 sizes :
-0.030
-0.015
0
0.015
0.030
0.045
0.060
0.075

In the 2002 Canadian National Defence "PARTS IDENTIFICATION LIST
RIFLE, .303 CALIBRE, LEE ENFIELD, No 4, ALL MARKS" there are 12 sizes listed :
-0.045
-0.030
-0.015
0
0.015
0.030
0.045
0.050
0.060
0.075
0.090
0.120

I guess the 'answer' for the No4 is somewhere between 8 and 12 sizes

[Peter Laidler]

Maybe now is the time to do a short (?) article about the foresight blades. It got very complicated for Armourers due to the fact that ................. leave it to me for a day or so and I'll write it all down. It might suprise you