Aiming Post

[Jared Archibald]

G'day everyone,

well, I have learnt a bit from all of this.

I had only ever seen cleaning rods placed in the holder on the side of the early LP2 carrier.
Then when Ron mentioned Aiming Posts I was thinking of the same apparatus as what Rob posted in his picture (which definitely can't fit onto the brackets on the side of an LP2) but I believe are usually stored in one of the rear bins.

I did some research today and found this:-

Posts, Zero, M.G., Mk. I
This post is provided for use in conjuction with machine guns employed for indirect fire. It consists of an iron road ½-in. diameter, bent at one end to form an aiming ring of 4-in. internal diameter and pointed at the other for insertion into the ground. The post, which is painted service colour, is about 38½-in. overall length.
Source:- the Accessories Page - Sighting and Gun Laying window - from http://www.vickersmachinegun.org.uk/
(there is an image here also)

I had not seen or heard of these before - but it is as Rob Beale has uploaded from Vickers MG Handbook.

It would seem that the original LP2/2A Carrrier Manual from 1941 that you have Ron got the name incorrect...

Now I know what to look for (or make).

Jared