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thommygun
10-27-2009, 04:02
Greetings Enfield enthusiasts. I am looking for a SMLE No.I MKIII rear sight with windage. Does somebody know where to get one without being charged an arm or a leg?

Tom :-)
RJW-NZ
10-28-2009, 01:53
Try Springfield sporters or Numrich Gun Parts corp, I remember one of them used to have them, both have decent prices. They're showing on ebay a bit at the moment and the prices are mild to wild, so you could try that also. cheers R
Sunray
10-28-2009, 11:06
Windage on a No. 1 was adjusted with the front sight only. Usually by weapons techs. Anything else is aftermarket, commercial.
Alan De Enfield
10-28-2009, 11:38
Windage on a No. 1 was adjusted with the front sight only. Usually by weapons techs. Anything else is aftermarket, commercial.

Early SMLE (No1 MkIII) had a windage adjustable rear sight - often seen on ebay.
jmoore
10-29-2009, 12:22
The non-windage adjustable sight was phased in during WWI w/ the introduction of the SMLE MkIII*. MkIII(no star) rifles DID have rear sights that were windage adjustable, as well as some MkIII*'s (as original equipment or added during rebuild after the war).

Sometimes the easiest and overall cheapest way to get one is to find a "Bubba'd" sporter and either swap sights or buy the whole thing for parts/trading fodder (after you rob the "good" bits).
musculus
10-29-2009, 03:44
you might as well seek one of the Parker Hale or other Brit match sights (also VERY expensive).

on the other hand, you can get a C-Clamp for 2 dollars at Tru-Value and hacksaw off the tip and then grind the nub smooth, Voila, adjuster.


http://fototime.com/E74FC19ABEA4A7F/standard.jpg
Alan De Enfield
10-29-2009, 07:35
you might as well seek one of the Parker Hale or other Brit match sights (also VERY expensive).

on the other hand, you can get a C-Clamp for 2 dollars at Tru-Value and hacksaw off the tip and then grind the nub smooth, Voila, adjuster.


http://fototime.com/E74FC19ABEA4A7F/standard.jpg

That looks a bit cumbersome if you have to adjust it everythime the wind changes, Ok for zeroing in one-time but for 'windage' adjustment I'd rather have a 'clickable' windage rear sight
John Sukey
11-01-2009, 03:46
Of course you could go with a Parker-Hale or AJ.Parker micrometer sight. They are expensive but so are micrometer sights made for American rifles.
The nice part is that the sights can be fitted without any mods to the rifle. simply an exchange with the original parts.
Target shooters in the commonwealth simply removed the target sights and reinstalled the original bitswhen selling off one rifle and moved the sights to another rifle
Fred
11-02-2009, 10:18
Greetings Enfield enthusiasts. I am looking for a SMLE No.I MKIII rear sight with windage. Does somebody know where to get one without being charged an arm or a leg?

Tom :-)

Tom, here is one on ebay right now. Click on this link http://cgi.ebay.com/Rear-Sight-for-Lee-Enfield-SMLE-303-Mk-I_W0QQitemZ190345995116QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Milit aria?hash=item2c5181636c
jona
11-02-2009, 12:10
That is a Mk I rear sight. Not what he is looking for. He needs the Mk III rear sight, fortunately more common, and a lot less expensive.
RJW-NZ
11-05-2009, 02:37
And those no1/mk1 sights are a bloomin good sight, as they're adjustable every way to sunday. I wonder if one would fit in the no1mk3 sight base? Actually I'm just realizing that of course they do as they were fitted in the no1mk3 base when the no1 rifles were converted to HV ammo, the sight base has a different curve to it than a no1 does. Sooo, if you're not after the dead set original but just want some windage sighting then a no1 sight would do a sterling job.
5Batt
11-06-2009, 11:23
And those no1/mk1 sights are a bloomin good sight, as they're adjustable every way to sunday. I wonder if one would fit in the no1mk3 sight base? Actually I'm just realizing that of course they do as they were fitted in the no1mk3 base when the no1 rifles were converted to HV ammo, the sight base has a different curve to it than a no1 does. Sooo, if you're not after the dead set original but just want some windage sighting then a no1 sight would do a sterling job.

You can fit a Mk1 sight to a MkIII but it needs to be modified as the sight bed on the MkIII is wider than the Mk1 so the slider will sit on top of the ramp instead of straddling it.
RJW-NZ
11-06-2009, 08:50
You're right! I did notice that on my own sights but forgot what that was for. I guess they had to do it back in the day too.