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Telescope Sighting No.74 Mk.I (Sight Unit, 7.62mm Rifle Mk I)
7.62x51 - 3x - United Kingdom - L1A1

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Special thanks to Jonathan Ferguson of the Royal Armouries for assisting with information for this page.

Developed in the 1960s as part of the General Service Requirement for an in-service rifle fitted with a telescopic sight. The scopes were produced by R.J. Beck of London (RJ Beck), with the mount being designed and made by RASF Enfield. The scope appears to be mounted to its dust cover mount by means of rings, but the mounting system is more akin to the STANAG system using two screws to afix the scope to the mount.

Trials showed modified No.4(T) rifles in 7.62x51 to be superior and the scope was dropped. Total production appears to have been less than 100 scopes based on known serial numbers.

During the troubles in North Ireland they saw limited service prior to the introduction of the SUIT scope.

Images



On L1A1 rifle with British soldiers in North Ireland. The three photos on the right are from July 1970 and show the King’s Own Scottish Borderers.



British EMER dated March 1966 regarding the No 74 scope. It shows an early trails version of the scope.






More photos, unsure of original source.





Example of carry case.





Reticle



Serial Numbers

Much of the serial table data was compiled by milsurps.com user mrclark303.

Serial	Images	Notes
010		No photos, with mount in Leeds Royal Armouries.
026		No photos, with mount in Leeds Royal Armouries.
027		No photos, scope only in Leeds Royal Armouries.
033	2 3 4 5 6 7
048		No photos, scope only in Leeds Royal Armouries.
053		No photos, with mount in Leeds Royal Armouries.
063	2	Missing mount.
075		No photos, has experimental mount in Leeds Royal Armouries.
078		No photos, in a private collection. Complete with mount and carry bag.

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