Great article on WWI Galilean sights

**superbee** · 04-06-2019 07:47 PM

http://americansocietyofarmscollecto...115-p42-50.pdf

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**Highly Recommended** · 04-06-2019 07:47 PM

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**henry r** · 04-07-2019 04:48 AM

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**Alan de Enfield** · 04-07-2019 05:07 AM

Originally Posted by henry r

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Came up OK for me.

Try it as a Pdf (attached)

**Roger Payne** · 04-07-2019 06:31 AM

I've printed it off to file in my 'interesting articles' folder! Only looked at snippets so far but it looks well worth a proper read. Mind you the author is a very knowledgeable chap so I'd expect no less.

**Brian Dick** · 04-07-2019 01:10 PM

Terry Abrams and I were at the test shoot as on site armourers and range safety officers. The two shooters were very sore and there was a five gallon bucket full of empty brass when they finished up. They only broke one extractor spring during the test which was quickly replsced. a very interesting day.

**Warren** · 04-07-2019 09:40 PM

I have an interesting Martins Galilean sight that had the owners/users regimental number written on the baize lining of the sight box
A record search showed he was a sharpshooter with the Sherwood Foresters
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**henry r** · 04-08-2019 05:17 AM

thanks alan and superbee, a very interesting article.

**boltaction** · 04-14-2019 10:34 AM

Here are some photos of a Neill sight I picked up many years ago. Fascinating article, and sheds some good insight (no pun intended) into these sights.

Ed

**green** · 04-14-2019 11:10 AM

Front part of a PH galilean sight up for auction in Canada icon

**Surpmil** · 07-14-2020 02:22 AM

Had this for a while. Always thought it probably wasn't a factory made job, but comments welcome.

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