Unusual scope mount on Evil Bay

[fergs]

Have come accross this on Evil Bay and it seems like a bit of a hybrid no4 scope mount but is on to much of an angle for the standard scope from a no4T, can any one shed some light.
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Fergs

* Lee Enfield SMLE MkIII. SCOPE SIDE MOUNTING PLATE * (eBay item 320669636569 end time 20-Mar-11 16:06:43 AEDST) : Collectables

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[Thunderbox]

I don't think its a production scope mount, but rather - as the vendor hints - a one-off adaptor plate someone has made that will support a military theodolite bracket. I.e. someone has come across a nice brass survey telescope and had a crack at using it as a side-mount telescopic sight. I may be wrong, but I have seen one rifle with a similar arrangement.

[Bindi2]

Aussie made Field 2 piece mount, very common still use some. That one is on a No1, there was one for No4s 5s as well. have both.

[Peter Laidler]

I have to say that I never saw or heard of such a beast when I was there Bindi. Is it/they post 70's?

[Bindi2]

Dont know when Field started manufacture but much earlier than the 70s. The mount was the most common used on 22hornet conversions of No1s. My father had one on a Lithgow 303 for roo and emu shooting before i was born . I know thats along time ago.

[xa-coupe]

I can say that they were selling in the mid 80s .. I have to fess up about bubbaing a no1 MK3* with one when I was young. I still have both the mount and the rifle, though they are separated.

[Peter Laidler]

Ah, I see now. FIELD is the name of the maker/converter and not field as in Field Workshops! I was thinking that it was a semi official army mod done at Field level. Silly me!

[xa-coupe]

Definitely a commercial mount manufacturer from AU. On the weekend I will try to dig out the mount and show what the 'kit' looks like. I saw one go for a stupid amount on ebay a while ago. They are a bubba object in this day and age of no drill mounts.

[BushyFromOz]

I always like the field mounts, theres a litle bit of Australian fire arm history right there. If i had a sporterised .303 that had a scope it would have to be with a field, you know, keeping it with gear of the times.