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A rare Winchester sight - Ivory blade Rocky Mountain front sight

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Bill Hockett

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June 22, 2025 - 11:59 pm

Saw this today on eBay. I don’t have anything to do with the listing. I don’t see ivory blade front sights often. I suspect they might have been more easily damaged than German silver or copper.

This one shows signs of the base being re-blued. What are thoughts from the gallery?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/157100161190?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D777008%26algo%3DPERSONAL.TOPIC%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20250324084321%26meid%3De17fe376e23f41e5997a4e3fd7e16a94%26pid%3D101949%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26itm%3D157100161190%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D4375194%26algv%3DRecentlyViewedItemsV2WithMLRPboosterAndUpdatedFeatures_BP%26brand%3DWinchester&_trksid=p4375194.c101949.m162918&_trkparms=parentrq%3A9a0040cc1970a47e27739a58fffd761a%7Cpageci%3Abd715964-4fc1-11f0-895d-72ba153559f1%7Ciid%3A1%7Cvlpname%3Avlp_homepage

I call myself a collector as it sounds better than hoarder

1873man

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June 23, 2025 - 12:42 am

I saw that one but I didn’t like the base and how the ivory was staked in there.

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Chuck

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June 23, 2025 - 5:07 pm

I had a 73 with an ivory Rocky Mountain front sight. It was thinner and was just slipped into a regular sight. No additional punch marks. I sold it at an auction along with 5 other guns to buy the 73 with the scope. Randy Saba bought it. But that was many years ago. The sight did not letter.