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When using iron sights my eyes are really preferring a tang sight these days. I’ve been mounting more tang sights on several lever rifles. Leaving the barrel sight in place clutters my sighting plane. I am looking for a few filler blanks or the two-leaf folding sights that would fold flat. I don’t want anything new as I want whatever I put there to match as much as possible (i.e. doesn’t stand out like a new 100% blued item would). Thanks!
Lyman #6 would look best, but if you need several, the cost is going to mount up fast, on top of which they aren’t that easy to find. I doubt that finding old slot fillers will be a whole lot easier. I’ve taken a new one, stripped the blue, then re-blued it with Brownell’s Oxpho-Blue, which is easy to rub down with steel wool to a color that best matches the brl blue.
November 7, 2015
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Steve-
Some gunsmiths contour a sight blank to the barrel and finish it to match. Brownells (I think, therefore my foot is enroute to my mouth) has an alternative sight blank that is a bit smaller than the standard Marble offering and it looks more at home on the vintage Winchesters. I’ll check my parts box if you don’t find it. I keep a recent production Marble sight (or two) in there as well.
Mike
I agree with Clarence. Find a number 6. Authentic filler blanks are extremely hard to find. Repos and cut down rear sights abound. Anybody that has some original Lyman blanks let me know. I’d like a handful.
Chuck said
I agree with Clarence. Find a number 6. Authentic filler blanks are extremely hard to find. Repos and cut down rear sights abound. Anybody that has some original Lyman blanks let me know. I’d like a handful.
I’d like the first handful 
How about a Win Express Sight, esp. one of them with a broken leaf ? Maybe cheaper than a #6.
Here’s what appears to be a copy of a #6. Maybe you can get it for less. I think a Lyman will be considerably more.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/203457672256?hash=item2f5f05b440:g:EkQAAOSwim9go8zA
clarence said
Here’s what appears to be a copy of a #6. Maybe you can get it for less. I think a Lyman will be considerably more.https://www.ebay.com/itm/203457672256?hash=item2f5f05b440:g:EkQAAOSwim9go8zA
Thanks for the lead. I had contemplated this one but couldn’t quite make sense of it:
steve004 said
Thanks for the lead. I had contemplated this one but couldn’t quite make sense of it:
Just a chopped-down Express.
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