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mark minnillo
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January 9, 2025 - 4:49 am
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Recently purchased an 1886 in 33wcf. The rear sight appears a standard #22 but instead of a notched insert the sight has an insert with a peep hole in it. Can anybody shed some light on this sight?

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It looks like a “custom” (homemade) piece to me.

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Looking for model #’s for 2 lever action guns.

The one with a rear sight has a serial #457687

The hex barrel has no serial #

oops, need some help as to how to add the picture file.

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