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Maybe got lucky. Real or Replica flipper?
I tripped across a vendor who has been around for awhile. He has an eclectic assortment of inventory, mostly ammo and used commercial guns and trade ins. He also has some fairly inexpensive GI surplus parts for M1 Garand, Cabine, and M14s. Not a wide selection, but some good stuff. I have bought a few things from him in the past, and they were good. When I was doing a small order for some blank ammo and I tripped across this flip sight for $35.
"From the closed Iver Johnson Plant, Very good Looking and fits all Military and Commercial Carbines."
It appears to be at least a good repro. However, my thought is this:
Even if it is a repro (which he does not claim it to be original) it is a very good one. I am banking on, though, that he is not a parts humper, that Plainfield, and later Iver Johnson who bought all of Plainfield's machining and huge stock of surplus parts. To my knowledge, neither ever made a gun with a flipper. Maybe it is my turn to be lucky..... I ordered one just in case. It may end up on my Inland. I would like opinions first, before I disclose where it is from so there is no prejudice (NO, it is not George in any of his aliases or the guy in Alaska!). I shared it with him, so Colreed already knows, and he is not certain. I will post better pics when the sight arrives.
We thought they were ugly when they were original!
Problem is 30 years ago most of us were used to seeing the rebuilds and thought the flip sights and narrow bands were UGLY! The Winchester that I picked up in about 82 had a flip and a "darn skinny band"
Back then, I wished it had an adjustable and a bayonet lug. What the heck, Gregory Peck used one like that in Pork Chop Hill, and Lt. Hansen on "Combat" had them with upgrades, too! Owwwwww....... I wish I had that Winchester.
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Got the Iver Johnson flipper
Got the Iver Johnson flipper from Chestnut Ridge. Nice flipper, but even though I am not an expert, I would say replica. The picture of the cast marks on the base in the fourth picture would tell me that, I think. Pretty decent, though I don't think I will put it on my Inland because it is such a shooter with the type II milled, and why change a good thing? I'll probably see if I can sell it for the $35 I paid. It is better than the replicas sold by Northridge and on Ebay. It would be great for someone doing a restoral that doesn't want to pay high dollar for original, but wants one that looks good with nice crimps on the pins.
