Lattey Rifle Sights : Trooper C H Livingstone, 6 Light Horse Regiment

Place Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Accession Number REL/16524
Collection type Technology
Object type Firearm accessory
Physical description Brass, Glass
Location Main Bld: First World War Gallery: The Anzac Story: Gallipoli: Life at Anzac 1
Place made United Kingdom
Date made c 1914
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Description

Lattey Optical Rifle Sights. These sights are in two parts and made for the Short Magazine Lee Enfield No 1 Mark III rifle. The small brass square section with a lens screws onto the rear sight of the rifle and is marked with a broad arrow. The other larger brass part is a circular section fitted with another lens that clamps onto the nose cap. The sighting radius is 20 inches and the lenses form a Galilean telescopic effect.

History / Summary

This sight was used on Gallipoli by Trooper CH Livingstone, 6 Australian Light Horse Regiment.