Sight indexing on Mauser Spanish Short Rifle model 1916?

[S.B.]

I bought a bunch of these and now need to install both front and rear sights? Who can tell me how to index them TDC before sodering them in place?
TIA, Steve

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[Eaglelord17]

Ideally you would have a jig set up which aligns the sights. Considering that you have a bunch to do it would be worth your while to make one. Otherwise it depends on what tooling you have available to you.

[browningautorifle]

have a jig set up

Agreed, you can use a solid thick steel flat stock and a couple of machined square brackets attached in the critical spots. Well worth doing up.

[Katsmark]

To do just one, i use a set of v blocks, and clamp a parralell bar to the flat under the recoil lug, and set a machinists level, on it.
Turn barrel till level,and tighten vblock clamp.
Now you can use a tdc tool to mark sight centers