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F27 Sights, rocking-bar (all types) – Parts and equipment; F28 Sight, M1901 (French) F29 Sight, M1916, for 75 mm Gun M1916 – Parts and equipment; F30 Sight, telescopic, 2.24-inch (6 Pdr.) tank gun, Mk.II (British) -Parts and equipment; F31 Sight, M1916, telescopic, 37mm gun, M1916 – Parts and equipment, 18 October 1926
Mark III free gun reflector sight mk 9 variant. Another type of optical sight is the reflector (or "reflex") sight, a generally non-magnifying optical device that allows the user to look through a glass element and see a reflection of an illuminated aiming point or some other image superimposed on the field of view. [7]
A view through the Mark III Free Gun Reflector Sight, first produced in 1943, used on British army guns, naval guns, and as a pilot sight and a defensive gun sight on aircraft. The reticle image in this sight is produced by an optical collimator bounced off a beam splitter.
In 1926, the British Army changed its nomenclature; the SMLE became known as the Rifle No. 1 Mk III or III*, with the original MLE and LEC becoming obsolete along with the earlier SMLE models. [37] Many Mk III and III* rifles were converted to .22 rimfire calibre training rifles, and designated Rifle No. 2, of varying marks.
BM59 Mark I: had a wooden stock with a semi-pistol grip stock. BM59 Mark II: had a wooden stock with pistol grip to achieve a better control during full-auto fire; BM59 Mark III: or Ital TA (also known as the Truppe Alpine), was a variant with a pistol grip and a metal folding buttstock, that was intended for mountain troops. The BM59 Para was ...
The Martini–Enfield Mk I was a Martini–Henry Mk III rebarrelled to .303 and with a new extractor installed, whilst the Martini–Enfield Mk II rifles were generally of new manufacture, although there are examples of converted Mk II rifles.
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The rifle was designed with an iron sight line consisting of rear receiver aperture battle sight calibrated for 400 yd (366 m) with an additional ladder aperture sight that could be flipped up and was calibrated for 200–900 yd (183–823 m) in 100 yd (91 m) increments and 900–1,600 yd (823–1,463 m) in 50 yd (46 m) increments. The ladder ...