British No. 32 Mk.3 Eye Piece lens tube (02)
Availability: In stock
AUD$225.00
These are original eye piece lens tubes, used for holding the eye piece lenses in position. It was one of the improvements made on the Mk.3 scope.
They are in very good condition.
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There was a desperate shortage of sniper's rifles at the outbreak of the Second World War. Development of a No.4 sniper's rifle was undertaken in 1940 with trials rifles, before production of the No.4 rifle had begun. The rifle was fitted with the No.32 scope, originally designed for use with the Bren LMG, a removeable mount being used due to the weight of the scope. Officially adopted in 1942, the No.4 sniper's rifle had already been in use for some time.