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Marine A5 Sniper Rifle
This is a copy of the original picture of Sgt Leslie LaValley, taken at the OSD rifle range in 1918, as it sits in LaValley's photo album. Please note the absence of a grasshopper, which means it has taper bases and Marine Mounts. I have held this scope in my hands, and I can assure all that scope was housed in Marine Mounts with taper base receptacles. The scope is currently owned by a friend of mine, and the rifle is, or was, owned by a member of this forum.