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    Thanks all for information so far. I hope the additional pictures can provide more clues.
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    It was originally a BSA Shirley rifle (no great surprises about that I suppose, as most were). The rear sight may well have been swapped at some point, but if it is original, it would point to a BSA 43 rifle; one of the ones fitted with a replacement Mk1 rear sight at H&H, as some rifles arrived equipped with battle sights. IIRC MkVII unearthed some documentation that confirmed that a quantity of Savage made Mk1 sights were supplied as replacements, & these are seen periodically, usually, in my experience, on 43 dated rifles. (But on the other hand it could just be there by chance, due to passing through ordnance a few times!).

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    Thanks Roger that's very useful information. I am now trying to figure out how to focus the scope as the graticle is slightly out of focus for my eye.

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    It's been through the bead blaster locally I'd say looking at the edge of the backsight and blued . Telescopes are not focussed for an individual but for PV (that's perfect vision) on an optical screen. If that's the case here maybe you need specs.

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    I do have specs I am long sighted so distance is no problem. I don't have an issue with out of focus reticles when I use my Scoped K98icon, Mosin Nagant and Springfield rifles. I came across your old threads describing how to adjust the focus on the graticle on a No 32 scope, which looked quite daunting, but possible?

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    For what its worth, the Savage Mark 1 micrometer rear sights and the L flip rear sight were made by Lyman Gun Sight Company. Pictures of these sights are shown in WWII Lyman advertising.

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