Quote Originally Posted by W5USMC View Post
Originally Posted by szvacek
Is the rear sight not original?
No, your rear sight was upgraded to the adjustable sight at some point.
I recently came across a Standard Products that the previous owner, was presented by his CO in WWII/ETO. He was a Chief of Police years later after the war and had installed a Type III rear sight on it. He preferred the adj vs the original flip sight, as he used it while being a LEO. This told to me by his brother, (also a LEO in the same city) who passed just 6 weeks after the sale. The original paper work attached to the presentation was lost when the Chiefs home was destroyed in a 1960's flooding storm. In the limited pictures provided I could see string hanging from the frt sight, but not being clear thought it may be a ID tag or the like. Luckily the rear adj was never staked on. When purchased the carbine came with the original flip sight tied with fishing line to the front sight. He lived right on the outer shoreline in New Jersey. This carbine survived a major flooding storm in the 60's and later survived Hurricane Sandy. Because it was stored at the Police station, his home was destroyed twice, hit by both storms.
I'd have to find his unit number, but do know he was stationed in Englandicon with the Mighty 8th. Being part of Air Recon he would photograph after bombing missions to assess damage.
Trying to research his service record has been quite the challenge. In time I hope to know more about him.
Part of the purchase agreement was to never mention his name until his surviving son (now elderly) had passed. That son has issues that kept the now deceased brother from allowing him to own the firearm.

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