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RickC

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January 8, 2021 - 9:51 am

40 bids on what appears to be a Lymanstien tang sight. Base stamped 2ADA but has a No1 staff & aperture with no disc. eBay buyer beware!!

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January 8, 2021 - 3:08 pm

And DA is the most common variant of all! Seldom a time when several aren’t simultaneously listed on ebay, so why the buying frenzy? Can’t even blame the seller of misrepresentation.

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January 8, 2021 - 5:07 pm

Why is it mismatched? There is no fold down aperture…it’s just missing the screw in aperture. Pretty much a normal final price for Ebay sales also.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lyman-Tang-Sight-With-Screws-Winchester-1890-1892-1894-55-53-And-Others-/264997125427?hash=item3db30f3d33%3Ag%3AM94AAOSwTnpf7pDl&nma=true&si=pjJz4oi1V56MiD5YHbD%252BIfsSSvQ%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

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January 8, 2021 - 5:55 pm

RickC said

A Lyman no1 tang sight has a flip down aperture. The Lyman 2 has a threaded hole for interchangeable eye cups. The base on this sight is a no2 & staff & aperture are a no1.
Not original.

RickC

Rick, Now that I see the original listing photo of the top of the staff, have to agree with Rusty that, since there’s no turn-down inside the shroud, it is a #2 missing the disk. If the turn-down was just broken off, as they frequently are, the tiny hinge joint would still be visible.

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January 8, 2021 - 6:06 pm

Well my bad if that’s the case clearance but it mentions nothing about that in the description so I can only assume the seller thinks it’s correct. I did not zoom in on the aperture to see if there were threads.