Before you faint, it was not I who drilled the holes, I swear!

Bought this carbine a couple years ago, first owner on record got it when he returned from WWII, fired three rounds through it and put it in a closet. The son in law gets it many years later and has the brilliant plan to put a scope on a nice piece of history.

The mount is the later model Weaver made with the QR pot metal base. The plan is to get an earlier N stamped steel mount and use a Lyman Alaskan so at least it has a bit more of a war time hunting appeal.

Can anyone tell me what the highest mount available is for this rifle? I think it is a N3 but that won't allow me to remove the bolt. I do have a Griffin & Howe holding an old k 2.5 Post and crosswire but I would need to make a custom base. It is halfway built but it won't be quite right.

Any suggestions? Mount has to be all steel and cover the four ugly holes.
Information
Warning: This is a relatively older thread
This discussion is older than 360 days. Some information contained in it may no longer be current.