Not sure if this one is rear or reproduction, any thoughts ?? I have removed the leaf because it was obvious that it was a different finish and most probably a replacement. Thanks Chris
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Not sure if this one is rear or reproduction, any thoughts ?? I have removed the leaf because it was obvious that it was a different finish and most probably a replacement. Thanks Chris
R P Flip Sight Slideshow by carwashchris1 | Photobucket
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Thanks, The votes per PM and here seem unanimous. Now I know what pile to put it in. :p
Never seen milling like that on the bottom of a USGI sight.
"There's a sucker born every minute!" P.T. Barnham :D
And he was tops at self promotion and fleecing people out of their money. As do some unscrupulous sellers. Beware of a great or rare deal. Another quote:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill Hollinger
"Without promotion, something terrible happens... nothing!"
P. T. Barnum
From watching a special on him one time, he never said that line. It was one of his competitors who said it to a reporter when asked why people went to Barnum's shows. I used to think it was the other way around too, but it makes way more sense if one of his competitors said it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill Hollinger
The R and P on the originals were stamped with a single die. The tipped P is a giveaway that two separate dies were used. Obvious fake!
I'm very glad that I don't have to include this process in my hobby. It has to be pretty frustrating.
Actually it can be tremendously rewarding. Knowing how to ID parts can be a beneficial skill. I once got a free M1A1 stock, but the seller set his price, so...
Much more often than not, yes. I always allow for anomalies especially on early productions: the type I Rockola trigger housing R stamped only in an unconventional spot, the R overstamped extractor on another maker's code, a flip leaf stamped S-P, or a rear sight stamped only with a Q code. All legitimate oddities that I've learned over the 4-5 yrs of my hobby.Quote:
Originally Posted by jimb16
I didn't know that, so when there is a space [ sometimes small sometimes larger ] between the letters that are stamped they just use a blank in between ? I ask because I have been shown other examples [ original ] with larger distance between the letters. The sight I posted in the OP was on a QHW I bought for just the barrel but thought I might get lucky on the sight too but I guess not. LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by jimb16
Some minor variation can occur in spacing because they used a number of stamps, not just one. Over-stamps were often single die stamps, but production stamps would not be. Sometimes you got a double stamp as well from hammer/die bounce, but the spacing would be the same. Yes, there are a very few anomalies, but that is not one of them.