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1894 receiver mystery "holes" ???
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C Toney
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January 27, 2021 - 1:26 pm
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RE:  1894 receiver mystery “holes” ???

Any idea what this vertical row of holes are?  The top one and third one seem to be filled with ?? solder ??.

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THANKS!

CT

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I suspect that they were used to mount some type of a rear peep sight, but that is only my guess.

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RE:  “suspect that they were used to mount some type of a rear peep sight”

 

Thank-you, Bert H. !  I agree, but would expect similar configurations to pop-up on the internet.  So far, no luck.

CT

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Looks like it was some type of reciever sight, but most that I have seen,  mount on the left side of the receiver.

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A receiver sight that was not meant to be used on a M1894.

“If you can’t convince them, confuse them”

President Harry S. Truman

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