Winchester flip sight real or repro?

[painter777]

Josh,
I was running late for work last night and just did a fast back ground search of that sellers dealings.

You're right....that flipper was on backwards for the first auction and switched around to the correct position on the 2nd (Your) auction.

Note that some Original Carbines have been documented with the flip sight installed backward.

With the muzzle pointing away, a flip sight is installed from the right to the left. The S marking tells you it goes in first, because that side of the base is narrower than the right side. The receivers dovetails narrow down on the left side.

Very nice looking carbine you have there. Thanks for sharing it with us. Very possible your rear sight was swapped out in the field......or by a private owner. My father hated both the flip sight and adj types. He was used to the more open sights found on rifles back home, in the day. He commented about many GI's he served with that trimmed the outer ears off the frt sights for better vision in lo-light conditions. He carried his .45 and liked it better than trying to hang on to a carbine while running heavy equipment.
here's a picture of him proudly showing off a made by Colt for the Argentines .45. He won this from a Australian playing cards. Heard that story a million times.


The Sling,
Look closely at how freshly stamped the .U. marking is.
I've never seen a .U. marked sling. There may be real ones out there.......but I wouldn't believe it unless I heard it from one of the Advance members of the Carbine Club.

Hooks/BB,
About the fumes.....
I'll admit I've been known to poke a hole in my mask every now and then but give advise on coatings with a clear head.
Bottom line...How did your finish come out?
Better yet, it will stay looking nice for a longer time now than if your painters had used oil. Oil was the king years ago...but slowly with the VOC and solids being pulled to keep the EPA happy, it's become less than desirable for interior use in the long run. With the newer Waterborne Acrylic lines you have the Microban technology that helps fight mold and mildew in the dried film. Biggest advantage is these lines will touch up, and not yellow with time.

Harlan and cmbtinfantry,
'Frankenstock'
Will come a live and will have a memory !!

Cheers
Charlie-painter777