303 british/weaver scope
A gun dealer in my home town has a 303 British for sale on consignment. It has a 4 power Weaver micro trac scope on it. He said the scope and everything were all original from World War 2. Is he correct about the scope? Were the 4 power Weaver micro tracs used during that time?
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NO! 0 -
I don't know if he is lying or just ignorant, but he is definitely wrong. About 40 years out of date for one thing.
The only .303 with a scope was the No 4 Mk I T sniper rifle. Which is very distinctive and now quite valuable.
ETA: I have found pictures of No 4 Mk I (T) rifles with modern Weaver scopes substituted for the WWII No 32 scope.
All original from the war? Still not.0 -
During WW2 Weaver manufactured many of their 330 series unsealed 2.2x scopes (330, M8, & M73B1) for the US War Dept, but they could barely keep up with demand. Due to critical shortage of optics, none were available for the Allies. 
Neal
EDIT: I believe SS is correct. See Standard Catalog of Military Firearms by Ned Schwing.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Hawk CarseThe only .303 with a scope was the No 4 Mk I T sniper rifle. No, they scoped the No.1 during WW1. 0 -
Fascinating, got a picture or reference? 0 -
Hey, I have a British Enfield with a Weaver 4x Microtrac scope.
I bought the scope new in 1982 and put it on the 303 myself. The scope hadn't been out long when I bought it. Unless WWII ended in the 80's, the scope is definitely post-war.0 -
Got it.
P 14 (T), after 1926 No 3 Mk I* (T)
Doesn't have a Weaver scope, either.0 -
Brits had scoped 303's in Korea.
We had one but I had no interest or recollection of the scope brand.0
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