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August 12, 2017
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In an attempt to restore a recently acquired 1894 SRC to something approximating its original condition, I’ve removed a tang sight that was obviously added long after the carbine’s original manufacture. Which means I need a replacement tang screw and a filler screw.
New copies of these screws are of course readily available. But I was hoping to find some vintage screws (early 1900s manufacture, certainly before the switchover to Model 94). I’ve found a few offered on eBay, but they’re in awful condition, with badly mangled slots.
Would anyone have any suggestions as to where I might find vintage screws in reasonably good condition? Or should I just remove some of the bluing on the heads of the modern screws to match the current condition of the tang?
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