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Another flip sight added...

Thanks,
Josh

Hi folks,
I recently started a thread on a Winchester flip sight I bought which turned out to be a fake. In my haste to find at least any correct WWII (authentic) flip sight, I decided to buy an...

Thanks, Charlie. Very informative post. I appreciate it.

I bought the part. I'll post macro photos once I receive it.

Josh

The seller says I can buy it, take macro photos, post them here to get opinions, and return it for a full refund minus shipping both ways if I am not 100% happy. I don't think I have a whole lot to...

Hi folks,
Thanks a lot. Here are some more photos:

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I'm guessing it is a fake, but just thought I'd ask for other opinions...

Thanks,
Josh

Hi Guys,
Does this seem authentic to you? I'd like to buy it if it seems okay.

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Hi all,
Another question: my current barrel band is a virtually new Inland Type II band marked "KI". Would that be comparable in value to a Winchester Type II band in perhaps lesser condition? ...

Hi Harlan,
Yes, I'm still talking to you. I don't have enough experience with the humpers to have the basis for suspicion that you do. So, no, I cannot really get a good feel for whether my posts...

Hi Charlie,
Thanks for that info. Yes, I had discovered that, too, while burning some time yesterday. More than that, the aperture (or whatever the flipping element is correctly called) has been...

Hi cafdfw, et al.,
You've asked for proof of my legitimacy. I'll try to provide it.

My entry into the M1 carbine world was about a year and a half ago, when I purchased my first M1 carbine. ...

Thanks, guys. It will be going back. It is really very frustrating, though, trying to find a legit flip sight at ANY price. I appreciate that, yes, "the base should have told me it was a fake to...

Hello,
I have a Winchester M1 carbine I am trying to bring into WWII configuration. I recently bought a Winchester flip sight from a private party on an online auction. After having been burned...