HC Deb 24 March 1903 vol 120 c59
MR. FREDERICK WILSON

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether he will consider the advisability of changing the fixed bar of the back sight of the new service rifle into a sliding bar so as to allow for windage in shooting.

LORD STANLEY

The question of a sliding bar on the sight was fully considered, but it was decided that such a sight was unsuitable for service conditions.