T59E3 Grenade Launcher Sight

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   Mail call brought a pretty neat piece today. I’m sure we are all well familiar with the M15 Grenade launcher sights that are all over eBay and gun shows for $20 or less. This guy is special though. While similar, this sight is marked T59E3 instead of M15. The instructions are marked similarly and the carrying pouch is a bit different in size and lacks the usual belt hook on the back. Kind of cool I think and I haven’t run across one of these before.

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https://imgur.com/a/tJLMSEm

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carbinekid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List On Point Joined: Jan 24 2016 Location: SE Michigan Status: Offline Points: 438	Post Options Post Reply Quote carbinekid Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Topic: T59E3 Grenade Launcher Sight Posted: Feb 02 2022 at 4:20pm
	Mail call brought a pretty neat piece today. I’m sure we are all well familiar with the M15 Grenade launcher sights that are all over eBay and gun shows for $20 or less. This guy is special though. While similar, this sight is marked T59E3 instead of M15. The instructions are marked similarly and the carrying pouch is a bit different in size and lacks the usual belt hook on the back. Kind of cool I think and I haven’t run across one of these before. Photo Album: https://imgur.com/a/tJLMSEm

W5USMC Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: Apr 29 2017 Location: Missouri Status: Offline Points: 2958	Post Options Post Reply Quote W5USMC Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Feb 02 2022 at 6:53pm
	Had no idea there was another designation for the grenade launcher sight. Imagine that the BPS is for Boehm Pressed Steel.
	Wayne USMC Retired NRA Life Member

New2brass Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Dan Pinto, Photo Editor Joined: Nov 29 2015 Location: CT Status: Offline Points: 4655	Post Options Post Reply Quote New2brass Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Feb 02 2022 at 7:23pm
	CCNL 255 on the T15 CCNL 317 on the T59 (E2, E3) and the case absent the hooks like yours. Suggest adding that pic to this thread so it doesn't disappear. WB3 pg 1336 There has been one on GB for a while. It does not have the correct case Remember these were for the M1903a1 and the M1 rifle as well
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carbinekid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List On Point Joined: Jan 24 2016 Location: SE Michigan Status: Offline Points: 438	Post Options Post Reply Quote carbinekid Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Feb 02 2022 at 7:34pm
	That gunbroker auction is what initially alerted me to their existence. Surprisingly an eBay search turned up this one almost immediately with incorrect description as a standard M15. $20 well spent.

W5USMC Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: Apr 29 2017 Location: Missouri Status: Offline Points: 2958	Post Options Post Reply Quote W5USMC Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Feb 02 2022 at 7:44pm
	Ahh, just read CCNL 317, nice find with the original "eyeglass" case.
	Wayne USMC Retired NRA Life Member

carbinekid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List On Point Joined: Jan 24 2016 Location: SE Michigan Status: Offline Points: 438	Post Options Post Reply Quote carbinekid Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Feb 02 2022 at 7:51pm
	just so it’s not missed, the first post has a link to the Imgur photo album with more pictures of the set. Also I found it interesting that the screws to secure the mounting plate to the stock are both “X X” marked like Winchester recoil plate screws.

W5USMC Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: Apr 29 2017 Location: Missouri Status: Offline Points: 2958	Post Options Post Reply Quote W5USMC Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Feb 02 2022 at 7:59pm
	Unfortunately, those Imgur pictures will be gone someday, can you post a picture of the ++ marked screw heads, that is pretty interesting.
	Wayne USMC Retired NRA Life Member