O Okc_bob Private Joined Jul 24, 2018 Jul 29, 2018 #1 looks like someone took a musket 2 leaf sight & machined it thinner so it would fit in a Maynard sight base. Right side of the leaf has the border, left side does not. That's where the cut was made. Patina matches barrel.
looks like someone took a musket 2 leaf sight & machined it thinner so it would fit in a Maynard sight base. Right side of the leaf has the border, left side does not. That's where the cut was made. Patina matches barrel.
UCVRelics Brevet Brigadier General Forum Host Gold Patron Regtl. Quartermaster Shiloh 2020 Asst. Regtl. Quartermaster Antietam 2021 Regtl. Quartermaster Stones River / Franklin 2022 Joined May 7, 2016 Location Alabama Jul 29, 2018 #2 It does appear to be field repair. Below is a Maynard sight.
O Okc_bob Private Joined Jul 24, 2018 Jul 29, 2018 #3 Wonder what rifle the 2leaf sight came from? I know the 1866 Winchester had a 2 leaf