{"id":67897,"date":"2021-12-20T02:00:19","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T07:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=67897"},"modified":"2021-12-19T09:54:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-19T14:54:09","slug":"ross-wwi-sniper-rifle-w-winchester-a5-scope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2021\/12\/20\/ross-wwi-sniper-rifle-w-winchester-a5-scope\/","title":{"rendered":"Ross WWI Sniper Rifle w\/ Winchester A5 Scope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QR30Ox-bcrI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 23 Aug 2021<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnMybXF3YUVVeWlRT3UxZGlZSkxJZWxpRTFDd3xBQ3Jtc0trZWNpUno4OHFqaUNFTS1RUUhKeWNKbHFvYXVpek9uaUxMcUNobkoxQlU1OTdlNEZrLWRIeTlnbVJNNEpBd2RrZS1YYlF2LW1PekZaMzJiZnRyM0VsSk8xd0RLckJkcmN6NDRQLXZVa1RRQVNfNnJrQQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.floatplane.com%2Fchannel%2FForgottenWeapons%2Fhome\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/Fo&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.forgottenweapons.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.forgottenweapons.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The standard Canadian sniper&#8217;s rifle of World War One was the MkIII Ross fitted with a Warner &#038; Swasey &#8220;musket sight&#8221; purchased from the United States. However, armorers in the field did create sniping rifles using other scopes &mdash; in particular the Winchester A5. The A5 was a popular commercial rifle scope at the time, and it found its way onto military rifles for many nations &mdash; I have seen examples on Lebel and SMLE rifles as well as of course American Springfields and this Ross.<\/p>\n<p>The A5 was a 5x magnification scope with external adjustments. We don&#8217;t know when this example was built into sniper configuration, but it&#8217;s provenance is solid (this sort of thing would be relatively easy to counterfeit). Personally, I would much prefer a Winchester A5 over the Warner &#038; Swasey pattern&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Contact:<br \/>\nForgotten Weapons<br \/>\n6281 N. Oracle 36270<br \/>\nTucson, AZ 85740<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>From the comments:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Cole Harris<\/strong><br \/>\n1 hour ago<br \/>\nThe famed Francis Pegahmagabow used a Ross during his service with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during WWI. While the Ross was considered a pretty terrible service rifle because of reliability\/durability concerns, on the range it was a superb rifle that he used to great effect. I don&#8217;t know if he used irons or not, but he built quite a reputation for marksmanship with the Ross. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like more information about Francis Pegahmagabow, <em>The Great War<\/em> channel did a <a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2016\/07\/19\/the-best-sniper-of-world-war-1-francis-pegahmagabow-i-who-did-what-in-ww1\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bio special about him<\/a> and more recently Sabaton wrote a song called <a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2019\/06\/07\/a-ghost-in-the-trenches-francis-pegahmagabow-sabaton-history-018-official\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;A Ghost in the Trenches&#8221;<\/a> about his military service.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-20-at-09-48-41-Ross-WWI-Sniper-Rifle-w-Winchester-A5-Scope-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-20-at-09-48-41-Ross-WWI-Sniper-Rifle-w-Winchester-A5-Scope-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-70684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-20-at-09-48-41-Ross-WWI-Sniper-Rifle-w-Winchester-A5-Scope-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-20-at-09-48-41-Ross-WWI-Sniper-Rifle-w-Winchester-A5-Scope-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-20-at-09-48-41-Ross-WWI-Sniper-Rifle-w-Winchester-A5-Scope-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-20-at-09-48-41-Ross-WWI-Sniper-Rifle-w-Winchester-A5-Scope-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forgotten Weapons Published 23 Aug 2021 http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons https:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/Fo&#8230; Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http:\/\/shop.forgottenweapons.com The standard Canadian sniper&#8217;s rifle of World War One was the MkIII Ross fitted with a Warner &#038; Swasey &#8220;musket sight&#8221; purchased from the United States. 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