My great uncle enlisted in the Army in 1941 and according to the family history, ended up as a driver for General Eisenhower by 1945.

My mother has been passing down some of his personal effects, and among his wartime papers in an Army pouch was a rear sight. The best I can tell, it is from a Model 1903 ROD.

Any ideas how he would have managed to come into possession of this rear sight? From what I have read, this sight wasn't used on any of the 1903's except for the M1903 ROD style and that rifle was from the early 1900's. Could it still have been found on WW2 era 1903's? My great uncle was a "hoarder" later in life, at least. He also had a piece of shrapnel saved in some folded up paper in the same pouch.

A 1903 is one rifle I would like to add to my collection at some point. Would this sight be appropriate on any other model besides a 1903 ROD style?









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