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  1. 03-29-2025 10:41 AM #1
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    Rare Alex Martin WWI sniper optical sight

    Just found this one at auction. These are very hard to find.

    RARE WWI ALEX MARTIN GALILEAN SIGHT
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    That's one of our own with the current highest bid.
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    For what I know it consists of two parts, so the rear lense would be missing.
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    some interesting info here:

    https://americansocietyofarmscollect...al-Sniping.pdf
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    Seems like I won it. Now to find the proper rear sight.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BurtonP View Post
    Seems like I won it. Now to find the proper rear sight.
    That's the situation I'm in with my Neill sights. Got a front sight but nary a rear to be found.
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    Cool, good job on winning the auction!
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    Winning an auction is the easy part. Finding the money to pay for an unwise bid is somewhat harder. LOL.

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    That's the situation I'm in with my Neill sights. Got a front sight but nary a rear to be found.
    I have the beginnings of an idea about adding a lense to a normal rear diopter sight.
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    I'd love to get a rear sight made up for the Neills, but it's one of the offset setups. I have the lens specs, but would need to swag a rear sight assembly design and have it machined.
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    Thankfully the Martin rear sight appears to be a standard No 9 sight with a lense inserted. No machining needed. I hope...
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