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nice looking rifle , ill second your use of the target sight as a personal preference if you like it , but be certain to retain the original bits that would be most of us collectors choice , dittos the #1610 , is there a MD noted as well ?
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12-11-2013 02:23 PM
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I guess I thought and mabey misguided that the BSA apeture sight was used as an early sniper sight (see attached). One can only have an opinion on anything based on what we read! These sights are over 100 years old, so I suppose finding one is a little bit different now than in 1908?
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What a find. The fit of the wood is very fine as are the contours. Might be a good idea to wrap the long range peep sight up and put it in the butt trap with a note, just in case. ;-)
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The BSA 9 sight was depicted as it was the sight used with the Martin Optic, McCubbin being the original designer of the BSA sight also had an early optic system out as did Lattey and A.G Parker.
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On the subject of sight,s did anyone here win the bid on the George Gibbs sight on ebay few weeks back?
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I missed that.......bugger. I have a Gibbs, but the other bits are nice.
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Originally Posted by
muffett.2008
I missed that.......bugger. I have a Gibbs, but the other bits are nice.
Winning bid was £775, (around $1400 AUD), I was watching all week along with a PPC Scope, (winning bid was £415), both ended within minutes of each other but I was out with the Medal collectors I know, (monthly **** up) amazing what you forget after the fifth pint...... still, it turned out to be a cheap night, managed to get the last bus instead of a taxi.
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Sorry to re-hash an old thread but I am now chasing a 'period' oil bottle for this rifle and I just removed the one in it to discover it is what I believe to be a later Lithgow
as it has the letters 'MA' on it. Is there. Before I go through an exhaustive international search to find one, is there any specific markings I need to ensure are correct for this period rifle?
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Can't speak to that, but if you have your photos still it would nice to see them in the thread again.
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“There are invisible rulers who control the destinies of millions. It is not generally realized to what extent the words and actions of our most influential public men are dictated by shrewd persons operating behind the scenes.”
Edward Bernays, 1928
Much changes, much remains the same.
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Originally Posted by
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Sorry to re-hash an old thread but I am now chasing a 'period' oil bottle for this rifle and I just removed the one in it to discover it is what I believe to be a later
Lithgow as it has the letters 'MA' on it. Is there. Before I go through an exhaustive international search to find one, is there any specific markings I need to ensure are correct for this period rifle?
You'll be needing a BSA marked one and for 1908 probably a mark IV oil bottle (these are the flat bottomed ones) - this link below is a good place to start with regard to markings on oil bottles, plus other useful info on oilers if you click the 'Oilers' tab at the top on that site. Chasing down oilers can be like diving into a rabbit hole! 
link - https://enfield-stuff.com/Pages/3-oi...er_oilers.html
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