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Old 19-12-17, 17:40
Brad Deckard Brad Deckard is offline
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Default Sight Identification ?

Can anyone help with ID of these sights please.

They are 29 cm in diameter, and the bit at the bottom with the five holes is 14cm wide.

numbers are.. 7426/R1 1957 FRONT ORBINIA

could be bofors gun ?

many thanks

Brad
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Old 20-12-17, 06:12
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What about Orlikon?
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Old 20-12-17, 19:08
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Default Oerlikon

Ive got Oerlikon sights and Oerlikon sights are smaller in diameter, with less mounting holes. ( Oerlikon have two mounting holes)

Im thinking more of Bofors?

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Old 20-12-17, 19:58
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I am used to the bofors having two U shaped mounting holes....at least with the Stukey type sights.
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Old 20-12-17, 20:48
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Default Bofors Sight

This is the wartime Bofors sight.

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Old 20-12-17, 20:54
Brad Deckard Brad Deckard is offline
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The wartime Bofors sights are interesting, But these are 1957.. what did post war sights look like, also if you look at the mounting hole area on the wartime bofors diagram , its similar to the unidentified sight bottom....
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