Enforcer and L39 Front Sight Base Attachment

[Brian B]

Peter and group,

Alan de Enfield was kind enough to secure and send me a new front sight base to replace a bubba front sight on an Enforcer Clone I am working on. I am using a 1969 hammer forged barrel that the previous owner removed the base and installed a No 4 front sight base onto.

I believe this is the same base as the L39. It is a sleeve with a dovetail mount that slides over the end of the barrel.


Below is a picture of the sight base that I have.




My question is:

How is the front sight holder attached to the barrel? It appears that there might be a square key that is driven through the sight that keeps the base attached to the barrel. Or, is it silver soldered in place? You can see the square notch where the dovetail mount is attached to the sleeve that slides over the barrel.

Second question: Where can I source the hex head screw that clamps the Matchmaker front sight into the dovetail?

Thank you in advance for your help.

Brian

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