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Carbines with tang sights
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RickC
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December 16, 2020 - 7:24 pm
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Does anyone have a carbine lettered with a tang sight. I know it’s very unusual &
would be rare but just wondering if anyone here had one or ever seen one lettered. I did find these ones on Rob’s website.

https://www.rarewinchesters.com/gunroom/1894/M94-0336491/details.shtml

https://www.rarewinchesters.com/gunroom/1894/M94-0897060/details.shtml

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I don’t know but Rob lurks here occasionally and he can probably answer any questions about his gun or you can contact him thru his site. 

 

Mike

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Bert might have one in his 94 survey but I would say by the lack of responses finding one lettered is extremely rare. I have a Lyman no1 D code on my 92 SRC. It looked foreign at first glance but now it distinguishes it from my other carbines & I like it.

Thanks Mike.

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I have a model 1892 carbine that letters with a Lyman Receiver sight, and no rear sight seat.

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Very nice 92 tionesta1. Micheal(twobit) may be interested for his 92 survey if he doesn’t have it already.

RickC

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tionesta1 said
I have a model 1892 carbine that letters with a Lyman Receiver sight, and no rear sight seat.

 

The rcvr. sight is scarce enough on any ’92, esp. a carbine, but ordering it without the slot, which was ordinarily an extra charge, is very exceptional!

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Thanks guys,

Michael (twobit) has this one in his survey).

Al

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Beautiful carbine Al.  That’s an unusual location for the patent date marking on the barrel.

Don

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deerhunter said
Beautiful carbine Al.  That’s an unusual location for the patent date marking on the barrel.

Don  

Thanks Don. I know it’s an unusual location for the patent date.  I ran this by twobit, and I believe he has a few with that location in his survey. Can’t remember exactly what he said about it.

Al

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