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303 british/weaver scope
briguy
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A gun dealer in my home town has a 303 British for sale on consignment. It has a 4 power Weaver micro trac scope on it. He said the scope and everything were all original from World War 2. Is he correct about the scope? Were the 4 power Weaver micro tracs used during that time?
Comments
The only .303 with a scope was the No 4 Mk I T sniper rifle. Which is very distinctive and now quite valuable.
ETA: I have found pictures of No 4 Mk I (T) rifles with modern Weaver scopes substituted for the WWII No 32 scope.
All original from the war? Still not.
Neal
EDIT: I believe SS is correct. See Standard Catalog of Military Firearms by Ned Schwing.
I bought the scope new in 1982 and put it on the 303 myself. The scope hadn't been out long when I bought it. Unless WWII ended in the 80's, the scope is definitely post-war.
P 14 (T), after 1926 No 3 Mk I* (T)
Doesn't have a Weaver scope, either.
We had one but I had no interest or recollection of the scope brand.