No4 T telescope

[bow]

Thanks Surpmil. So Griffin & Howe mount and Lyman Alaskan telescope..i have to find 3/4" rings and i'll rebuild my second canadian sniper rifle..

[Warren]

The base sold on Ebay from Italy is NOT a good reproduction of the base for the Canadian 32TP outfit.
It does however come with the drill and tap.

Now that they have cleaned up my computer and I am able to post without watching the letters form and it take me 15 minutes to get into certain web sites I can now HOPEFULLY post some pictures of the bases etc. I could read some sites but not post.
Anyone who has sent me an email I will respond as almost all messages have been recovered and some are most interesting.
Anyhow, pictures of the bases to follow later today. Nice to be back!!!

[muffett.2008]

...........and there was me thinking you'd taken a well deserved holiday.
Have a good festive season

[Warren]

Pic's of the Ebay base and an original in the white.
The Ebay base is the bottom blued one while the base in the white is an unfinished REL base.
The Ebay seller eludes it could be used for a 32 TP mount however it is 25 thou. too small on the dovetail and also too small for the REL 67 mount as well. Both my 32 TP's slop around on the repro base and the 67 base also slops around on it. Basically it does not fit either Canadian mount.
Also notice on the reverse that it is not relieved as per the 67 base and also the 32 base is also relieved the same way. The repro base is dead flat on the reverse.

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[bow]

Thank you Warren. Are original base and rings available? Telescope we se on picture are Lyman alaskan?? They seem to be.

[Surpmil]

Pic's of the Ebay base and an original in the white.
The Ebay base is the bottom blued one while the base in the white is an unfinished REL base.
The Ebay seller eludes it could be used for a 32 TP mount however it is 25 thou. too small on the dovetail and also too small for the REL 67 mount as well. Both my 32 TP's slop around on the repro base and the 67 base also slops around on it. Basically it does not fit either Canadian mount.
Also notice on the reverse that it is not relieved as per the 67 base and also the 32 base is also relieved the same way. The repro base is dead flat on the reverse.

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Could it be the seller in Italy made these to fit commercial G&H mounts?

[bow]

Could it be the seller in Italy made these to fit commercial G&H mounts?

Yes. He says his mount is a reproduction of G&H mount.

[jmoore]

Yes. He says his mount is a reproduction of G&H mount.

Commercial or Canadian is the question. The interface between the bracket and mount is on a 45 degree incline on the military unit, unlike the commercial.

[Roger Payne]

Thanks JM. I think the C67 is horizontal though the TP mounts are indeed at an angle. your photo shows it nicely. Whilst we are on the subject of G&H mounts, when I get round to it I'll start another thread (won't take this one too much off tack) & try & get some photo's of an Enfield 1917 SMLE receiver I have that has a G&H type mount very professionally fitted. It has the horizontal type rail & is probably just a commercial gunsmith's work; BUT, it did come out of Fulton's tat box 20 years ago along with an original set of SMLE/Wm Evans mount bases & an Aldis/H&H SMLE receiver, so I am reluctant to write it off absolutely. When wife-initiated Christmas chores permit I'll get some pix.

Merry Christmas everyone!

ATB

[Warren]

Pic's of the Ebay base and an original in the white.
The Ebay base is the bottom blued one while the base in the white is an unfinished REL base.
The Ebay seller eludes it could be used for a 32 TP mount however it is 25 thou. too small on the dovetail and also too small for the REL 67 mount as well. Both my 32 TP's slop around on the repro base and the 67 base also slops around on it. Basically it does not fit either Canadian mount.
Also notice on the reverse that it is not relieved as per the 67 base and also the 32 base is also relieved the same way. The repro base is dead flat on the reverse.

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Yes, telescopes are both Lyman Alaskans and both are correct Canadian contract 32TP's with the numbered turret.
and to one and all:
A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND YOURS