Redfield 7/8" horizontal split scope ring, rear

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Took me a year to find my set. I was outbid on 3 eBay auctions before I landed buy it now. I checked every week, and never saw any individual ones.
Another place to look for a set is on https://www.vintagegunscopes.com. I was checking them regularly - saw a pair there a few weeks after I landed mine. They didn't last long. Wait...looks like they have some 7/8 in stock as I type!!!! https://www.vintagegunscopes.com/vgs...-ring-restored
EDIT: Shoot...belay that...they make you click add to cart before telling you out of stock


I suppose in theory one could mill an extra front ring into a rear one...suppose in theory one could do it by hand too without a mill, grind off the pivot, chuck one of those stones-on-a-stick into a drill press and work the width down till it looks right. Would need to check the width at the base, mill in the groove for the rear horizontal screws.

How did you end up with multiple fronts and no rear? Did redfield ever make these as "double dovetail" sets? Maybe somebody before you cobbled together with a double-dovetail base?