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    I have been racking my brain in the search for a B/W photo of, I think, a Royal Marine with this sight mounted on an L1A1 on top of New Lodge flats in Belfast. Seems to have disappeared when the photos went on a website upgrade a few years ago. I will continue my search. The photo was clearly taken mid 70's as we (2 PARA) were there a couple of times with our last tour in the city being 1972, it was a rough time there as well!!
    The sanger from which the photo was taken was built on top of one of the flats well after our time there so must have been mid 70's.
    Anybody got the photo to put me out of my misery............OR was it a different sight and I'm losing it??
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    Gil, was it this picture?

    It does look more like a No32 scope though. You can see the added foregrip too.

    There's also another pic (can't get original from photobucket now sadly) that seems to show one of the scopes that John has.

    Edit - added another Reg Maudling photo showing the same scope - photo dated 7 July 1970

    Edit - and another different angle.

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    Nailed it Kev, finally we have pictures of the scope in the wild!
    Many thanks for posting....
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    Kev's post raises an interesting question, I was working on the assumption that the scope was ex trials and brought out of retirement due to the pressing need for optics at this very dark time in NI.

    That of course is still plausible, but it's looking more like the scope was actually a ( very) limited issue piece...
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    I know this is off topic, but what made the Brits decided on that extremely long flash hider?

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    I've always assumed it's down to the influence of the US T48 Fal prototypes on the inch pattern design Daan.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Daan Kemp View Post
    I know this is off topic, but what made the Brits decided on that extremely long flash hider?
    Presumably the bayonet wouldn't fit if it was any shorter?

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    Quote Originally Posted by desperatedan View Post
    the bayonet wouldn't fit
    There were bayonets for all the different REAL contenders, they had to also pass trial.
    Regards, Jim

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    Sorry Jim, I couldn't resist replying like that, my Britishicon sense of humour on a quiet Sunday afternoon

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrclark303 View Post
    I've always assumed it's down to the influence of the US T48 Fal prototypes on the inch pattern design Daan.
    It just seems so unwieldy, must have taken getting used to and then it didn't matter.

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