#PATTERN 14 ENFIELD DISC MANUAL#

Upon the glass to the right of the mark, it is actually to the left of it. The glass, the reflection, as in the case of an ordinary mirror, is reversed In correcting errors, the instructor must remember that, when looking in With care it is possible to discern it sufficiently clearly for instruction. In certain lights, the image on the glass may be rather indistinct, but Recruit has noted and correctly declared any deflection due to faulty trigger-pressing. Is pressed, or if it is deflected by this act, and can tell whether the He can see if aim is correctly maintained when the trigger Means of the reflection in the glass, without in any degree obscuring the The instructor, who may take up his position on either side of the recruit,Д¬an see the alignment of the sights while the trigger is being pressed by If the glass is placed in the wrong cross-groove, the only image reflectedДЈ. Of the backsight, the foresight, and the mark at which aim is to be taken. It to present to the observer, who is opposite the open end, a reflection Inserted in the box, it is placed in the cross-groove, which will cause In placing the aim-corrector on the rifle, the open side of the box mayД«e turned to the right or left, care being taken that, when the glass is Is inserted into one of the two cross grooves, so that it forms an angleДў. The rifle, behind the back-sight, by a spring clip. It consists of a small steelД«ox moving freely on a stem, so as to enable it to be made level with theД«ack-sight when the latter is set at various elevations. DIRECTIONS FOR USE OF THE AIM CORRECTOR.ДЎ.

#PATTERN 14 ENFIELD DISC MANUAL#

November 1891Д«elow: probably the most familiar aim corrector thatДЄ page of instruction on the unit above, from a 1915 Manual Reynolds -ДЄ more common aim-teaching device - The AimД«elow: the earliest reflective glass 'Aim Corrector, The cast iron target, at which Quuen Victoria's first shot at Wimbledon was fired, resides in the N.R.A. National Rifle Association's new ranges at Wimbledon in 1860 This was not the earliest 'Bench Rest' shot, as the more famous image of Queen Victoria opening the 'Mrs George Paton the Commandant's wife, firing the 'First Shot'ДЄnd making a bullseye, to open the first canvas target range at Hythe -Д®-Range - 1st. Images above and below by courtesy of the Small Arms School Collection - WarminsterДated between the two above illustrated Enfield Rests, this photograph is captioned It holds a Pattern 1853 Enfield percussion service rifle. The Enfield Rest below is an earlier version, currently residing in the collection of the Small Arms School at Warminster. Special fittings are requiredДЇor using this instrument with the No.4 Rifle because of its different [ rear Is grooved to fit over the foresight, and the rear end has an adjustmentДЇor fitting the 'U' of the backsight. It is a telescopic sight mounted on a bar the front end of the bar Laying an aim when accuracy testing Lee-Enfield Rifles from the Enfield The telescopic sighting laying instrument was 'for A modified Enfield Rest was used to fire test groups with the No.8 Rifle to ensure it met the specified Point of Impact figures. They were installed inДЄll the British Ordnance Factories where rifles were manufactured'. Means are provided for laying the aim correctly by the The same manner as regards points of support, recoil, etc., as it wouldД«e held by a firer. It was ' designed to hold a rifle in approximately

The rest was capable of use with the S.M.L.E., No.3 and latterly No.4 pattern rifles. Rifle Rest' commanded a sum of nearly ВЈ3000. Sighting 'layer's telescope' in the box in the foreground, the 'Enfield Those good few years ago, without the L42A1 rifle, but with its associated The example above was sold at auction in 1997 at Bonhams Image by courtesy of Bonhams - Knightsbridge This cast iron factory testing bed is shown below.

Made for the Enfield rifle, more usually known as the 'Enfield Rest'. Whilst this is not a training device, it is technicallyДЄn aiming rest 'of sorts', and we ought perhaps to mention this famous device Image (above right) by courtesy of the Enfield Pattern This device is here shown to the left as recorded The Enfield Rifle Rest is not to be confused with the aiming The diagram to the right shows another design specifically produced for It is of a traditional Aiming Rest for aiming instruction.

Pattern 14 enfield disc