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Original flip rear sights?
What would you say to the attached sights, original or not?
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05-13-2012 01:40 PM
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They look good to me. I'm not an expert but they sure look the part.
Bill Hollinger
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Several years back Sarco or Numrich, don't remember which, had flip sights that had been "reconditioned". They had been repaired as needed, polished, and blued. No mistaking them for original finish, but serviceable I guess.
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Bought them at a show by today, I believe nearly noone over here would buy at Sarco/Numrich and then sell it at a show. Just paid (roughly) $2,6 / sight so I thought I had to take them all . They usually turn up as old stock items, therefore I wanted to know your opinion on those.
€dit: the one's I bought are parkerized and not blued, see the pictures!
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Yeah, they look real. A couple are out of focus and have odd staking of the pin, but the rest look like home runs. I'd like to have 1 if you're selling. My first choice would be the TN marked one. I have IBMs. If not the TN, I'd like to have one of the others. The TN and the square S have odd staking. Wow, one had a flat top on the leaf.
Last edited by tenOC; 05-13-2012 at 07:31 PM.
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Originally Posted by
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Bought them at a show by today, I believe nearly noone over here would buy at Sarco/Numrich and then sell it at a show. Just paid (roughly) $2,6 / sight so I thought I had to take them all
. They usually turn up as old stock items, therefore I wanted to know your opinion on those.
€dit: the one's I bought are parkerized and not blued, see the pictures!
Very interesting. Are these fairly common there? Any knowledge about why/how these were all available at one time?
Perhaps they are left over from updating Bavarian carbines? At least someone had the foresight to save them.
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If I were you I'd buy all I could find. Then list them on the WTS page here or Ebay.
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I don't mind paying the price needed for a part I could use. And I don't mind helping those who help others.
The S indicates the left side of the sight so it's installed correctly. All S marked mean the same thing--left side. The square S was used by some makers (not all), but normal S is the most common marking. Looks like you have multiples of the IN-B (IBM), NPM and ones that say S only. S marked only is the most common you'll see. I see more S and IN-B than any other maker. The TN and N-A are NPM.
If you ever get to where you do decide to sell one, I'd like to have either the N-A or the TN since I have an NPM I could use one on. I have parts to trade too. Best of luck.
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S stamping is Savage. Square looking S is Stevens. S in a box [S] is Savage Stevens. You might also find a C, which is Savage Chicopee Falls factory. Looks like they may be for a No4 Lee Enfield Rifle. The "L" shaped sight was called the No2. The calibration should be 300 yards and 600 yards.A lot of No4 rifles had their rear sights upgraded with either the No1,3 or 4 rear sights.
Hope the above helps,
Kind regards, Lester