Curious No32 MkIII, answers on a post card please????

[Brit plumber]

Excuse my ignorance but what rifle / gun would this be fitted to? The extra diameter at the end would stop it being fitted to a 4T bracket and I doubt there's enough meet in the 4T bracket to bore the rear of it out (For what ever reason). So could it be a trial / modified piece for something else using existing items? Tank gun, spotting rifle or the like?

[Surpmil]

I think we can see what may be going on here: those enterprising chaps at William Watson & Sons bought up some left overs from wartime No32 production and figured out a way to stick the bits together economically. No32 MkI/II locking rings and perhaps lead screws, in No32 Mk3 tubes. All they had to make up was the index cover plates and perhaps the locking washer affair that seems to provide tension on the slipping scale (plus the knurled 'caps' and the scales of course) I assume the three screws are loosed before the scale can be moved? That's actually quite a good idea as there is then almost no chance of a knock or a brush etc. somehow moving the scales after zeroing; something that with the spring loaded slipping scale is otherwise very difficult to detect without taking a shot.

We can ignore that bodged-on ocular bell as being someone's attempt to fix a scope that took a nasty knock on the back end (my guess).

So with this design they could even sell the Israelis the No32 MkI/II tools as well!

[Simon]

The scope will be on the bench over the weekend, assuming I get time that is. I'll be taking a lot of photo's for comparison and look forward to the feedback once the internals are revealed.

Oh and before anyone scolds or chastises me I've worked on a number of 32 scopes before this one.

The "Bodged on" Ocular bell is actually two half rings which have been soldered onto the tube in an apparent attempt to increase the diameter.

[Roger Payne]

Thanks Simon. Looking forward to seeing more of this 'mystery scope'!

ATB.

[mossin]

is it one of the No. 32 scopes that was sold off and fitted to astrological telescopes?

[Brit plumber]

is it one of the No. 32 scopes that was sold off and fitted to astrological telescopes?

Now that's an idea, I fitted an old Tasco scope to my wife telescope as the cheap plastic one it came with didn't even point in the same direction (A slight exaggeration).

[Gil Boyd]

Hey and Simon how much for the 1998 G10 watch?

[Peter Laidler]

We (the Army) had an issue of PULSAR WWW's along with the usual CWC's but I didn't see and SEIKO's Gil. I saw some paperwork relating to the quartz wahches that were issued. I think that hey cost the Army about £25 each but if you lost one, you were charged was about £70. Mind you, that was cheap! Loose one of the older machanical ones such as the Omegas, Vertex/Longines/Eterna plus a few more high quality makes and it was a board of Enquiry. Almost a hanging job!

[gsimmons]

Simon,
May we see a piccy of the back, please?

[Gil Boyd]

Peter,
Funnily enough I had a SEIKO aircrew G10 with buttons on buttons up until last year, Decided the service costs were getting too pricy so sold it on Fleabay.....and got, wait for it.......£295.00 so they are only going up in value IMHO.