Parker Hale Identities - 20th Century
Service Rifle Score Book - No 240A - 16th Edition 1948
pages 2 - 8, Introduction, Rifle types, NRA rules and targets / scoring
pages 9 - 17 PH sight scales, adjustment, elevation and wind adjustments
pages 18 - 23 Cleaning and other shooting accessories.
PH General Catalogue - Export Edition No65 - 1955
NRA target rifle models, No4 mk2, No1mk3, p14, No2mk4
PH Target Sight, PH5C, PH5C, PH5B, Model 4, Model 5D
Parker Hale Sight Diopters and lenses, front sight blades and triangular sling swivels.
Front sight cover, service rifle instruction manual and score book, front sight adjusting tools.
Parker Hale, rebarreling vice, cleaning vice and armourers vice, clamp and horse, "Bisely" rifle vice.
BSA No9 Sight Family including AGP / Parker Hale No9 for Long Lee Enfield / CLLE / No1 ShtLE / SMLE
BSA No9F
AGP No9F
Parker (AGP) No9G
PH5A sight for Lee Enfield No 1 ShtLE / SMLE / Ishapore 2A / 2A1
AGP 5A box
Parker Hale 5A
Parker Hale PH5A box
Parker Hale / AGP SA (South Africa) 5A
PH5B sight for Enfield Pattern 14 / Model of 1917
PH5C sight for Lee Enfield No4
PH5E4 sight for Lee Enfield Envoy & Enforcer
AJP TZ 47/7 sight for Lee Enfield No4
AJP 8/53 sight for Lee Enfield No4
AJP TZ M80 sight for Lee Enfield
Brackets for the AJP TZ M80 and PH5E4 / Enfield Envoy - Enforcer
Pattern 14 Rifle Accessories
Eyepieces / Diopters
Having chosen to pursue target shooting with various years and models of Lee Enfield - I have naturally become acquainted with the efforts of both the Parker and Hale family contributions to shooting sports technology from the past century. After each worlf war the export markets for shooting materials helped right-size and consolidate efforts from war effort focus and expansion. From one of the delux export product catalogues circa 1955 they tray to explain the complexed company identity history and ownership of the the Parker and hale family members:
Mr A.G. Parker - 1890 to 1900
Ickield St, Birmingham
A.G. Parker & Company 1900 - 1904
Whittall St, Birmingham "Bisley Works"
A.G. Parker & Company Limited - 1904-1936
Whittall St, Birmingham "Bisley Works"
Parker Hale Limited - 1936 +
Whittall St, Birmingham "Bisley Works"
Alfred J. Parker & Co - 1926 - 2007
Mosely Rd. Birmingham "The Armoury"
also Bath St. Old Schools Birmingham - @1965
and at Bisley - also with Fulton's.
The early days of Parker Hale growth were boosted by their printed materials - a Service Rifle Score Book that also has lots of technical information and serves as advertising / marketing for more of their widgets. This one carries both the Parker Hale branding and the AGP of Bisley Works as edition #16 from 1948:
The front cover features the "rise between ranges" elevation adjustment for British 303 Mk7 as well as a rotating disk windage adjustment - based on "fall of flag". It also features a wire stand to prop the book open to a score page while shooting and includes a pencil storage tube in its spine and a patch of emery paper on its back cover to sharpen the pencil on. Clearly indispensable!
Photo intensive sliders of the information pages - this edition supports and contrasts the No1 SMLE, the No4 Rifle and Pattern 14 Rifle:
Sight vernier scales and adjustments for elevation and windage:
Cleaning and Other Shooting Supplies:
"Tin Hat" Shooting, Scoring and Notebook Pages - filled example from Australia 1951:
Parker Hale General Catalogue - Export Edition - No 65 / 1955
NRA compliant, competition / target rifles for sale - No4 mk2, No1 mk3, No3 / P14 and No2 mk4 / ,22 SMLE - also sales and technical details for "PARKERIFLING"
Parker Hale target sights - the PH5C for No4 rifle, PH5A for No1mk3, PH "Model 4" for No4 rifle, PH5B for P154 and PH "Model 5D" for No8 Rifle / ,22 trainer.
P95, Parker Hale "Premier" eyepiece, "big disk" six hole eyepiece, tinted glass light filters.
P96, Parker Hale six hole tubular eyepiece, "Midget" six hole eyepiece, "thin wall" single hole eyepieces, "peep" reamers.
P97, The "iris" eyepiece, "Iris" pistol aid, variable polaroid filer, rubber light shields, de-luxe "Iris" eyepiece.
P98, Parker Hale broad blade foresights - these feature a wider blade and that width is indicated on the rear edge of the base. Regulation foresights.
P99 - Angular Rotating Sling Swivel
215D for SMLE without trigger guard loop
215E for SMLE with trigger guard loop - the head was higher to clear the loop).
215F for P14 /(Model of 1917)
215J for No4 actioned rifles with trigger guard loop.
P14 trigger guard swivel clamps - 215FG
Parker Hale spring steel front sight covers for SMLE (194A), P14 (194C) and No4 actions (194D). The parker hale service rifle instruction manual and score book. Front sight adjuster tool -SMLE and No4 and P14.
P220, Parker Hale rebarreling vice, vices for quick cleaning and vice outfit for armourey - including Bench Horse (A25) and Vice Wood Clamp (A121).
P221, Parker Hale "Bisley" rifle vice - with pipe mount / clamp (Model A) or straight edge bolt flange (Model B).
Of the sights I have, and have had:
BSA No9 / AGP No9 / Parker Hale No9 for Long Lee, CLLE and ShtLE No1
What seems to originate as the BSA No9 sight for the Long Lee and transient models before standardization on the No1 ShtLE in 1907, shows a fold forward Victorian design tall MOA only elevation scale and fold out windage bridge with integral peep intended to allow the existing volley sights and receiver safety (if present) to remain operable. To aid this there were several format mounting bases - including an "up close" model which was said to be also accommodate a left handed shooter. There is a letter suffix applied to these models - I've encountered the 9F and 9G versions made by BSA and AGP (later Parker Hale branded) - there are obvious differences and changes even within these letter models by manufacturer which shows the striving improvements required for target accuracy with the British 303 platforms - this period also saw the standard military round move from mk2 to mk7 in ballistics, load and projectiles - turbulent times!
BSA No9F sight and Long Lee base:
AGP No9F sight and Long Lee base:
Parker (AGP) No9G and Long Lee base / ShtLE Base
PH5A - for the Lee Enfield No1 ShtLE / SMLE (mk1 to mk3*) (and Ishapore 2A or 2A1). Typically with 1/2 MOA clicks and marked for MkVII British 303 ammunition, this sight uses a longer rear trigger guard screw and safety screw (with washers and spring) to attach and gives the SMLE a much need increase in sight length. The casting for this sight is unchanged in nearly 80 years, some of the marks and finish details do vary. the Earliest models being provided under he AGP trade mark and packaging which continued after WW2 despite the 1936 company name change (while stocks lasted)
The elevation scale is quickly removeable by turning the lock screw out a turn or so and then pressing it in firmly - it releases a sprung loaded segment from engaging the elevation threads allowing it to be pulled free. These are typically marked for mkVII ammunition. They are hand fitted and assembled - so check for matching serial numbers on body and elevation bridge.
Original PH5A box in heavily used condition and with period instruction panel:
Parker Hale / AGP SA (South Africa) produced PH5A's
