1888 Commission Rifle with 7,7 m/m barrel

[lpfeifer]

I posted this here about 2 years ago. It is an 1888 Commissioned Rifle that has been re-barreled with a 8.15x46R barrel or 7.7MM. Attachment 56460Attachment 56461Attachment 56462The gun has been modified for sure and with the help of some here and another sight, was fired for the first time since WW2 with a low power load. I am trying to finish this project and have some questions on the rear sights. It is a ramp up but as can be seen, cut down from the front to the back as the numbers almost disappear at the bottom of the ramp at the rear of the sights.This sight has a windage adjustment screw and it slides from left to right with a thumb screw. Unfortunately the screw has been froze and twisted off when I tried to move it. The sight is free, but I need to attempt to free up the screw or get it out. The next project. At any rate, anyone know what these sights came from? It is not original to the GEW 88. The back fixed "V" on normal sights can be moved left or right with the thumb screw. It travels in a notch along a rail. Either someone did some serious machining or these came from another gun. I have attached pictures.
Thanks in advance,
Lyle

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[Anzac15]

Lange vizier sight from a Gew 98. I'd like to see the whole rifle.....you got it like that? Unusual!

[Calif-Steve]

VERY nicely done GEW98 rear sight. Professional work, to say the least. The windage screw was likely done as part of the conversion work. I guess you need a competent gunsmith to take a look at the sight. More pictures would help. (note the word "competent", OK?)

[lpfeifer]

Anzac15 if you search this forum with my name, lpfeifer, you will see an older post that has some views of the rifle. This was a WW2 war prize my uncle sent home that I am sure he thought it was just another German rifle. It had sat in our old farm house in Eastern WA since that time until I decided to go on a mission to see if I could get it to work again. The action is tight and locks up tight. I took it to a gunsmith before I started this project to see if it would be worthy of the investment. To me, since it was my uncles, it was worth what ever to do it right. It shoots great. I was just hoping this was not a 1 off sight and I could find another for parts. This gun was modified sometime between WW1 and WW2 as the front band has markings from a reserve unit in Germany according to a search I did on the GEW88. I just wish this thing could talk, the story must be a great one.
Lyle

[Calif-Steve]

Nice rifle. I would guess it is a pre-WWI rifle. After WWI there were piles of Gew98 receivers all over Germany and no reason to build a Gew88 rifle. Likely the sight is indeed a one off job, but a competent gunsmith can fix it. How did it handle and how accurate is it?

[lpfeifer]

Its heavy, but I hit the center of the target with my loads from 50 yards. Maybe just lucky.
Lyle

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Date on rifle is 1890.