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Rare Canadian Arsenals Ltd. rear target sight
Has anyone ever seen, or heard of this sight? The Long Branch N0.4 it sits on is itself unusual. It came out of an estate sale in the area of the Long Branch factory. It has no serial numbers or military acceptance marks and it's in .308. Speculation is that it was hand-built for or by someone on the LB rifle team. The sight itself may be "one-of" or a prototype. The rifle is in gorgeous condition and shows every sign of having been meticulously cared for. It's an interesting piece of military history, and I just thought I'd share.
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11-25-2014 08:18 AM
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It look very much like a copy of a Parker Hale 8/53 but that was a seperate piece mounted onto the MK1 sight.
The PH4 was a one-piece with windage so maybe based on that ?
Is this all one-piece ? It looks as if it may be especially made as it goes to 1000 yards / metres instead of the normal 800 / 1200
PH8/53
PH4
Last edited by Alan de Enfield; 11-25-2014 at 09:07 AM.
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Nice piece!
What is the "circle" between the safety and the ejector screw?
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Lovely piece! Would love to look at that sight and the rifle.
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Originally Posted by
CODFan
Nice piece!
What is the "circle" between the safety and the ejector screw?
It's a casting flaw. I assume that since the flaw doesn't affect the function of the rifle, they just left it.
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Originally Posted by
lawrence_n
It's a casting flaw. I assume that since the flaw doesn't affect the function of the rifle, they just left it.
The receivers are forged and then machined, not cast, so I would look closer.
What year is the receiver marked?
Last edited by Lee Enfield; 11-25-2014 at 05:44 PM.
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Attachment 58254
Another adjustable sight out of Canadian
Arsenals junk box.
Not as sophisticated as above and obviously made from a standard Mk.1 sight.
Possibly just an early attempt at an adjustable sight for the No.4
Last edited by Warren; 11-26-2014 at 08:05 AM.
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That odd "circle" on the LHS of the receiver body looks to be close to where the LH locking shoulder is.
The wall thickness there is very thin on a "normal" No4. Could this have been an attempt to leave a bit "extra" in the area? Then again, why a circle and not some more easily-machined surface.
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Originally Posted by
lawrence_n
Has anyone ever seen, or heard of this sight? The Long Branch N0.4 it sits on is itself unusual. It came out of an estate sale in the area of the Long Branch factory. It has no serial numbers or military acceptance marks and it's in .308. Speculation is that it was hand-built for or by someone on the LB rifle team. The sight itself may be "one-of" or a prototype. The rifle is in gorgeous condition and shows every sign of having been meticulously cared for. It's an interesting piece of military history, and I just thought I'd share.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...sight010-1.jpg
Resembles very closely the experimental windage adjustable sight for snipers that was considered in WWII and of which drawings are shown in "The British Sniper"; the knobs are nearly identical for example.
May we see some photos of the rifle itself?
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That round mark is where the body side is induction hardened. A BinO says, there's something is not right there unless the photo shows something distorted in the taking......
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