No.32 MkIII Scope and No.8 Mk1 Tin on Ebay

[paulseamus]

A No.32 MkIII Scope with a No.8 Mk1 Tin is listed on Ebay.

WW II BRITISH ENFIELD No 32 Mk III SNIPER SCOPE W/CASE - eBay Original Period Items, WW II 1939-45, Militaria, Collectibles. (end time 05-Aug-10 04:47:33 AEST)

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Is this scope legitimate or another dodgy copy?

Paul

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[Peter Laidler]

I have to say that the scope and tin look original to me. It's a shame that these clowns set about them with wire wool and brasso! I had one to rebuild a few months ago that was a brass polishers pride and joy! They'd spent hours over many years polishing the brass bits. That was until I set about it with the bead blaster and chucked it into the hot phosphating tank.............. The telescope I mean!

[paulseamus]

I have to say that the scope and tin look original to me. It's a shame that these clowns set about them with wire wool and brasso! I had one to rebuild a few months ago that was a brass polishers pride and joy! They'd spent hours over many years polishing the brass bits. That was until I set about it with the bead blaster and chucked it into the hot phosphating tank.............. The telescope I mean!

Peter

Thank you for your advice. Can you please advise how much it you would typically charge (approx) to rebuild this scope.

Thank you.

Paul

[Peter Laidler]

You can never tell unless you have looked inside it................. The saying '....how long is a piece of string......' originated in the optical instrument repair world. What I have said on a couple of occasions to those who insist on an unseen quote is this:
As it is, it's worth £10 as spare parts.
Rebuilt to Base Workshop FTR spec, it's worth £1000 and rising by the week ................