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SMLE front sight FOUND locally! Thanks |
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The Armourer 
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 Posted: October 31 2022 at 2:11am |
It should do, its the original (issue) tool for the job.
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terrylee
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Posted: October 31 2022 at 8:20am |
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My home-made version! Works perfectly and adjustment per turn can be easily calculated.
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Shamu
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Posted: October 31 2022 at 11:25am |
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That's similar to the one I'm buying. The originals have become expensive collectables & I need a functioning tool for intermittent use. My only concern is the alloy body of it. I'm a bit nervous about the strength of the threads in alloy instead of steel. This blade base is really STUCK! I'll grease the threads thoroughly first to reduce friction & have at it.
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Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
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Posted: October 31 2022 at 3:59pm |
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nice when things work out well ,
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Posted: October 31 2022 at 10:33pm |
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Another home-made special! This time for the No.4.  |
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Posted: November 01 2022 at 1:17am |
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Nice work.
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Shamu
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Posted: November 03 2022 at 5:14pm |
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I received a P-H one from a local source here in MD. In "Rick's Voice" from "Pawn Stars": "Best I can do is a Parker-Hale"!  The thing is a tank! The front sight dovetail is definitely "handed" I can't speak for U.K. manufactured ones, but this Aussie made "Lithgow" (actually Orange Arsenal) one definitely is! I reversed the pushing for Left to Right & Voila! Sorted! My thanks for everyone who saved me from my own issues. & to Digger & Mawkie from MD shooters. My Lithy with the big rear sight is sorted, just need to be re-zeroed, & as soon as the other SMLE comes back from the .22 conversion I'll be fitting a Globe sight to that bad boy too! Seriously, Thanks guys!  Its a seriously nice sight cramp, but its "jaws" aren't quite wide enough to start to fully extract a blade. Perfectly adequate for any kind of reasonable zeroing though. & as Inspector Clouseau of the Sûreté would say: "And ze problem is sol-ved"! I have been told its probably an 03A3 blade? it raised the LOS 34 (1/2 MOA) clicks to allow the bolt handle to clear the 0.92" dia of the Gehmann iris/diopter sight! The dovetail is slightly smaller so I fabricated a pair of tiny shims to secure it & its also staked in place as you can see.  |
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