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    what the hell on the bay

    ORIGINAL WW2 No 53 MK1 LEE ENFIELD SNIPER SCOPE TELESCOPIC SIGHT | eBay

    are people so gullible ??
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    "for adjustment on the range, bring a tyre lever"
    'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA

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    messaged him, he thinks its funny........caveat emptor

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    Wonder if that is an Indian T with the "Ishy" screw.
    The original "Kentucky Windage" scope....... I must say the reticle wires are looking rather frayed & broken, would that come from a sniper rifle or an AT gun or possibly Tank gun just curious, one source I found said they were fitted to the Besa's on the Churchill tanks?

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    Its certainly off something that had its own windage screws remotely placed on the retention brackets or weapon. It rings a bell. He's clearly flogging it based on the sight picture it has nothing else going for it.
    I am sure Peter will recognise it
    'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA

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    It was made later in the last War and was used as the coaxial machine gun telescope for the BESA MG on the Mk7 and 8 Churchill gun tank and the early Mk1 Centurions that also had BESA's. Until common sense prevailed that is and they got rid of the BESA for the M1919 Brownings.... but I digress. When you say a 'gun' what do you mean? A 'gun' as in an anti-tank gun (wouldn't last 2 shots....) or a 'gun' as in rifle? The problem you face is that the tube is neither fish nor fowl as it is 1.018" diameter so a 1" mount will be too tight. Additionally, there is no inbuilt adjustment so all adjustment will have to be on the mount and this in my opinion as a bit-part Armourer is a recipe for total disaster. There are several graticle patterns too. The No53 Mk1/1 (with V5/OS 1099A on the tube) is the only one that will have a decent grat pattern for rifle shooting.

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    I do just have to love the precision of the description though--"used on rifles and other guns and rifles in WWII....." So, that would be rifles, as opposed to other rifles...... The saddest damn thing is that there are over 40 bids!!!

    Perhaps this is the new standard for auction descriptions. No longer need we be slaves to precision, accuracy or pesky details. Why bother researching what the sling or bayonet is for, when one can just say, "WWII bayonet, used on rifles and other guns and rifles in WWII. Maybe in WWI as well. Looks good on a Mauser but as shown ideal for a Lee-Enfield (may require some fitting)" In fact, you can just fill in the blanks. "WWII sling, used on rifles and other guns and rifles in WWII". Pouches, belts, grenade launchers, cleaning kits, oil bottles, spare parts even. "Assorted parts, used on rifles and other guns and rifles in WWII, look good on a Lee Enfield". If a guy can put in the word sniper there even better......

    Cleaning out my basement just got a whole lot easier.

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    Gets easier than that boltaction;

    Description = "Used for War" and thats it does not matter if it ever left the Q store or the factory that made it its all there in the description...........

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    Only thing missing is, as used by the SAS
    'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gil Boyd View Post
    Only thing missing is, as used by the SAS
    There's time yet Gil, if it doesn't sell this time round, out with the punch set and "photoshop it" in the hands of Paddy Mayne!
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