No 53 Mk1 Enfield rifle sniper scope - eBay bidding at $66.54 Cdn

[Oatmeal Savage]

Guilty as charged, paid $100, but I do like the scope

Oh, and don't forget the buffoon that was selling the Carl G scopes as Enfield scopes for a couple years, and getting outlandish prices.

[stencollector]

If you only paid $100, you got lucky. Besides, that was what they were selling at origionally from Marstar. But the guy selling them on ebay was intentionally trying to pass them off as a sniper item, and photographing one on a 4t. In fine print somewhere in his ad was eventually a note saying that many readers indicated it was for a Carl G, but yet the ads kept coming with the "sniper" connotation attached.

So, OS, now you have to find yourself a Carl G.

[Oatmeal Savage]

LOL, Then Badger would have to start another milsurp catagory, Hey maybe Marstar...

[Lee Enfield]

Gotta raise the

That's DEFINITELY an artillery direct fire sight. The only Enfield snipers using an elevation and windage adjustable mount were of WW1 vintage before that scope was invented.

And so, in that vein:

Actually there is a drawing in Laidler's "Armourer's Perspective" which shows the proposed mount. I believe that they built 1 as an experiment.

[Claven2]

Actually there is a drawing in Laidler's "Armourer's Perspective" which shows the proposed mount. I believe that they built 1 as an experiment.

Yes, that's true. And the scope this guy sold is obviously the one used on one mount that probably never left the factory. Guess the buyer got quite a bargain...

[Riflechair]

These optical pieces make for a great source for parts re: No32 scopes.

[stencollector]

The one for sale was aqquired from a former sniper.

I'm not really sure why we are so dis-trusting of ebay sellers. He made it clear the scope came from a sniper, so therefore it is a sniper's scope. Mind you, if the buyer is, say an astronomer, it will now be an astronomer's scope. Or a butchers scope, or a farmer's scope.......

[Claven2]

Yeah, I'll be alot of snipers were allowed to keep their issue scopes when the ended their military service. Makes perfect sense, doesn't it?

[tiriaq]

Or a proctologist's scope...

[GrantRCanada]

Or a proctologist's scope...