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Re: Interesting curio.

Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 8:01 pm
by Gingercat
Very nice - the ones without the handles were intended for .303 rifles. I also have a Canadian manufactured one which was originally for the Ross.

If anyone has one with a broken mirror, don't despair. I found our local glass company was able to shape a piece of offcut replacement mirror to fit - good as new.

Re: Interesting curio.

Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 11:33 am
by Gingercat
Here are mine, including a Canadian marked example:

Re: Interesting curio.

Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 4:16 pm
by 1066
What amazes me is just how well they were made considering the pressure the manufacturer must have been under to make thousands of these things.

Re: Interesting curio.

Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 9:44 pm
by Gingercat
It is amazing. Rifles from pre WW1 are great quality too, with manufacturing skills that aren't seen very often anymore (except perhaps in the 'top end' quality production).