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That Mandarin is in absolutely gorgeous shape! Looks great mounted in the stock! What 'T' number is it? Would love to see some more photos. If there is any chance that goes to EE I would love a heads-up so I don't miss my chance!
A pair of Inglis Diamonds
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That Mandarin is in absolutely gorgeous shape! Looks great mounted in the stock! What 'T' number is it? Would love to see some more photos. If there is any chance that goes to EE I would love a heads-up so I don't miss my chance!
It's not easy to find a nice original CH series with original finish and serial number in the white. Nice rig!
I see you've re-applied one of the reproduction decals which I believe are no longer being made.
-Steve
I love the Hi-Power pistol, and I'm waiting to find a decent Inglis (most of the ones I've seen are not in good condition) but I just can't figure out what the hell that 1000m (or whatever the hell distance it's calibrated for) sight is doing on a 9mm Luger calibre pistol!!!
I don't give a damn what kind of stock you attach to the pistol grip, the 9mm Parabellum round ain't making it out to 1000 m with enough power to penetrate newspaper!!! Why, oh why, did the Chinese want graduated sights on a short-range handgun??
MRCLARK, that is a gorgeous Inglis Hi-Power btw!!!!
I don't give a damn what kind of stock you attach to the pistol grip, the 9mm Parabellum round ain't making it out to 1000 m with enough power to penetrate newspaper!!! Why, oh why, did the Chinese want graduated sights on a short-range handgun??
MRCLARK, that is a gorgeous Inglis Hi-Power btw!!!!
The sight is only graduated to 500m but like you say it had little practical value. These were intended to be used like carbines to defend things like artillery positions and with the pistol holstered inside the stock it was quite compact when rifles couldn't be carried.
I think the German WWI Artillery Lugers of the previous war were a smarter design even if equally unpractical.
As a bullet starts to nose over, air pressure under the nose of the bullet wants to push the bullet back up. When this happens the bullet starts to drift in the direction of it's rotation. Since the bullet starts a slow curve, the sight on an
Artillery Luger moves slightly in the opposite direction to compensate for this drift as it's raised. Try raising the sight on an Artillery luger and you'll notice this design feature.
On a CH Inglis graduated sight it only raises strait up, not compensating for the curve and therefore not being very accurate.
Maybe nobody explained the laws of physics to the Chinese when they requested this type of sight?
-Steve
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