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Thanks Richard, I appreciate your knowledge. Glad your feeling better. :thup: Oh, the front sight blade is from a rifle and I just ordered your book from Amazon.

I have been checking and I think the saddle ring bar is the newer thicker one.

I think the hammers we have are correct. The M66, M68, M68, and M70 all had a stamped pattern on the tip and the Type I course, almost hand filed looking hammer came on the M73 and then the stamped...

I finally remembered to check the rear sight out a little closer and it is unmarked. I also figured out the hammer is the right one and the thicker breech block face didn't happen until after #30,000...

Nope, it's worn away. Even my great imagination couldn't make it appear at all.

I think it was kind of neat to find it. Sitting Bull is buried about a mile from my house and I live 100 miles from Ft. Lincoln so at least it's back in it's rightfull territory.

I got the carbine today and I think it looks pretty good. From what I can tell it seems to be mostly original. I'm sure the breech block has been changed, it's the second type I think and it looks to...

Yup, that's me. I think I got a very good deal. I just wish they would ship it. #36189 is in the SRS list and #36442 is listed here:...

I bought this at an auction this weekend and I had to go from these pictures. I think it looks pretty good but I'm excited to get it here and check it out closer. I really want to take the butt-plate...