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    Posted: March 02 2012 at 3:39pm
Okay to begin with I bought a Mk III rear sight for my No 4 from member Eggy.  He lives in the UK and
I in Magazine, Arkansas!   Record time for the trip over here and a BIG Thank you goes out to Eggy.
 
The sight is well taken care of and in excellent shape.  I first took it to my work place for a bath in the industrial solvent and a scrub with a brass brush.
 
Next will be a quick dip in the blasting cabinet for a complete cleaning.
 
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Okay, made it out to the shop and the sand blaster cabinet.  Took a while to get it up and running
after a long absense. AngryOuch  But it finally decided to work correctly.  The results speak for themselves.
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Even got the sides of it cleaned off.
 
I've already finished with Norrels Molyresin and I'm baking it as I write this.
 
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*1 hour 30 minutes later*
 
I've allowed enough time for the MolyResin to bake and the parts to cool down.  While baking
I went to work on the lathe and made a couple spacers for the sight.  The spacer fits snug but
not tight on the sight pin.
 
 
All in all the sight came out good enough I don't think I'll paint the lettering.
Now to put it back together on the rifle.  Shocked
 
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Wow!!  Are the sights always that hard to put back on??  I guess it's because I wasn't putting the right *ENGLISH *  on it!  LOLLOLLOLLOL
 
 
Very nice set of sights and much easier and quicker to adjust to longer ranges.  Thumbs Up
 
 
Now I have a spacer left over.  Anyone need one?  (this could be a new side business for me)
 
Aif's Enfield sight spacers, Inc.! Confused
 
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Funnily enough I have the sight / pin / plunger and spring but no spacer Wink
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do you need a spacer, Eggy?
 
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Originally posted by Aifwikir Aifwikir wrote:

do you need a spacer, Eggy?
 
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Ah ! you spotted the heavy hint George, my tame lathe man Richard has just moved house and his machines are in storage.
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P.M.  your address and I'll send it out.  I've already MolyResin finished it. WinkLOL
I am a little slow now that I've gotten older.  I used to be fast , now I'm only halffast! LOL
 
 
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I knew there was a reason I made 2 of those things.  Shocked

It'll go out tomorrow. 
By the way, how large is an original spacer ?
 
 
 
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Received today thanks George and fitted, thats the No 4 T returned to original spec , I now have the urge to add a Jungle Carbine and a SMLE to the collection LOL
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Glad it fit up for you! Thumbs Up  (I was worried that it might not.)
 
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