Does this rifle have the normal Mk.111 rear sight, or the dovetails for the fitting of such, as well as the dioptre sight, and is this a Parker hale 17b or 16m ?
[QUOTE=harvey_s;7501244]Does the MkII actually have any verifiable documented military usage though...?/QUOTE]
Not according to Thrale. The earlier Mk1 was offered to, and tested by, the military as a possible trainer, but not adopted.
There is no way either the Webley Service Mk II or the Mk III would have been bought as trainers by the military. Even with the cheaper ammo they would be far too expensive for recruits to practice with, and too dissimilar to the service rifles. Maybe Armed Forces target shooters might have bought them for their club use, but I really doubt they would have been used for practice. A Webley Service Mk II cost about £500 in real terms at the end of the 1930s. The SMLE in .22 rimfire would be far cheaper.
http://rifleman.org.uk/Enfield_Rifle...RF_Mk.III.html
Last edited by Hsing-ee; 23-05-2018 at 10:33 PM.
If anyone wants a squint it's in youngmans in Yarmouth.
Ring and check first though.
Dave
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