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June 2, 2024
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I apologize if this is in reference books I don’t yet own, but was hoping someone can explain something to me.
on original SRCs, I typically encounter 2 types of barrel sight: a ladder sight and sometimes a 3 leaf express sight.
the express sight seems to be more associated with 1885 and 1892 carbines, but I do see them regularly on the 1892’s as well. Is this typical for original guns or is it more likely someone swapped them out? I have a 1923 made src 92 in 25-20 with the express sight, but no idea if it originally came on the rifle or not.
also, I have a 44wcf src made in 1901 missing the rear sight and I want to put a ladder sight back on it. I see them marked 1 through 8, 9 or 10, and a finer scale marking going from 1 to 15 or 20 in finer increments. There are perhaps others too.
is one type of ladder markings more correct for an 1892? Does calibre matter?
lastly on both my guns, the front sight blade was brass and shaped into a sort of bead profile with a file. Pretty sure not original. Was the original blade just a blued steel one, German silver, or something else? I have a couple repro blues still blades here that I may use.
thanks in advance for the help.
September 22, 2011
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If this is what your front sight looks like, it’s likely original.
If your rear sight does not letter with the 3 leaf rear sight, it likely is not original, if it does not letter as such. However, this 1893 production 1892 carbine is all original, despite not lettering with the 3 leaf rear sight.
July 14, 2016
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Claven, attach pictures of your 1892 SRC express sight. Witness marks may help us see if it is original.
I have a 1894 SRC 25-35 made in 1911 with a 3 leaf express sight, it is factory original. Many 1894 SRCs were fitted with express sights. Michael may be able to share more info on them fitted to the 1892s.
With the SRC ladder sights, the early ones are marked 1 – 9 and have a slider with the V notch. The later SRC sights are marked 0 – 20 (in 5 increments) and the slider has a small U notch. Your 1901 may have had the earlier type on it but again, Michael may be able to confirm that.
Kind regards,
Chris
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