Quote Originally Posted by Parashooter View Post
If you get a chance to examine an original arsenal '03 front sight, you'll see that it's really not like the one on your Kragicon in terms of workmanship. The arsenals normally matched the barrel finish and didn't leave deep scratches all over the band and movable base.
Maybe, ... but the scratches on the band portion of this Krag's sight are similar to the ones on my 1903, caused by wear over time from the pushing-on/pulling-off of an '03 sight protector. That, and ageing, might account for the wearing-off of the finish it once had.