British Sniper Equipment 1915 - 1982

Thank you for sharing. Very nice.

Part 2/3: Normandy, 1944



1) No.4 Mk.I (T), 1944, with No.32 Mk.III Telescopic Sight.
2) Second Pattern Denison Smock, 1944.
3) Scout Regiment Telescope Mk.II.
4) No.2 Mk.II Prismatic Binoculars, 1943. 
5) Mk.III Prismatic Compass, 1943.
6) G.S. Mk.II Pocket Watch with black face.
7) 2 No.36 Hand grenades & Emergency Ration, 1943.
8) Water Bottle, 2 Face Veils & Cleaning Kit.
9) 50 Rounds Mk.VII Ball Ammunition, with 5 Rds. each Tracer & Armour Piercing.

Very nice collection! I would very much like a sniper enfield for myself

Part 3/3: The Falklands, 1982.



1) L42A1 Sniper rifle, 1944/71 with L1A1 Telescopic Sight.
2) L1A1 Enfield S.L.R., 1960, with PVS-2 Night Sight.
3) British Issue N.A.T.O. Pattern Combat Smock.
4) Scout Regiment Telescope M.II.
5) AVIMO L11A1 Binoculars, 1979.
6) Tritium Illuminated Prismatic Compass.
7) C.W.C. Military Watches, Mechanical & Quartz, 1979 & 1981 respectively.
8) Cleaning Kit, L42A1 Night Sight Mount & Lens Brush.
9) 7.62mm Ball Ammunition & 5 Rds. Tracer. 

be still my beating heart. those are amazing! Were these pieced together or did you get them as a set?

Hi Chaps, Glad you found the displays of interest.

Longbow, to answer your question: With the exception of the L1A1 Rifle with attached PVS-2 Night Sight and the Galilean sight on the first S.M.L.E., I have had the rifles, their chests and immediate fittings for many years. In fact, their acquisition dates from the time when few apart from myself had any interest in such things. I paid accordingly!

The G.S. Telescope, No.2 Binoculars and Denison Smock I inherited from my father who was a sniping instructor with the Royal Marines during the Second World War. Everything else I have acquired over the past 12 years or so from various sources including dealers, flea markets, other collectors and the internet.  

 Terry  

im not sure i want all that on top of mine - im really enjoying it with the 22 cal conversion these days , it does look like fun tho - we have no place to shoot at night here these days 

Zed, have never tried out the S.M.L.E. with the Galilean sight - too damn crude.  The British must have been really desperate to seriously use such things!

Many years ago I shot the .S.M.L.E. with Periscopic Prism and managed to get several shots on the target at 300m ! I remember being rather disappointed since at that stage I had bought it as a shooter.

Both the L42A1 and No.4 Mk.I (T) are extremely accurate and I occasionally shoot them. However, I'm not a No.32 fan and generally use my Enforcer with its Pecar sight which I far prefer.

I have also shot the L1A1 SLR competitively, but using either its iron sights or a S.U.I.T.  Even though it is in working order, I have never tried out the PVS-2 Night Sight - no range open at night!    

Terry