Sight Identification ?

[Ron Pier]

Could that company name be 'Torbinia' A quick google search reveals that there was at least one British company with that name in the first part of the last century. https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Torbinia_Engineering_Co

Ron

[Brad Deckard]

Ron, looks good, but Torbinia was around in ww1. The sights are dated 1957..

BUT ive just checked with a magnifine glass.. and It does say TORBINIA .. also there is a J ( broad arrow) B.

Brad

[Colin Alford]

A possibility?

http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR...nsight_pic.jpg

Colin

[Brad Deckard]

Yes what is this cannon?

[Ed Storey]

It is a Q.F. 2-Pdr Mk VIII Quadruple Naval Gun.

[Colin Alford]

Ed,

Correct, I was just about to start typing a reply.

Brad,

I conducted a google image search and first came up with this image:

http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR...er_m8_diag.jpg

It then lead me to this site:

http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_2pounder_m8.php

The date of 1957 on the sights don't seem to fit with the description a weapon designed in the 1920s but potentially some were still in service (or the mount was adapted for a different weapon).

Regards,
Colin

[Colin Alford]

Correction,

The caption for the picture linked in my first post is:

"Gunsight on 2-pdr Octuple mount. IWM Photograph TR 330."

Colin