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November 7, 2015
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Found this sight on the circa 1907 1885 I recently purchased. Doesn’t make much sense as this rifle was also ordered with a midrange Vernier tang sight and a 32” #4 barrel. It has an ivory bead that actually appears to be a thin rod inserted from the base of the blade. It’s stamped “LYMAN’S PAT. AUG 31, 8(X)”. Not sure what character follows the “8”, could be a “6”. Madis has a picture of a similar Lyman “Hunting” sight but it doesn’t quite look right.
What do I have? Ledger only describes it as a Lyman sight.
Mike
Mike,
It appears to be a Lyman No. 4 Hunting sight.
Winchester usually paired a Wind Gauge globe front sight with the Mid Range vernier tang sight.
Bert
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November 7, 2015
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Thanks, Bert. I’ve tucked it away carefully and replaced it with a Lyman globe as you suggested. Maybe someday I’ll come across a Wind Gauge sight, any idea how tall it is?
Mike
TXGunNut said
Madis has a picture of a similar Lyman “Hunting” sight but it doesn’t quite look right.
There were two versions of what Lyman originally called its “Patent Ivory Hunting Front Sight.” The first one looked like a conventional blade, except for the ivory insert; this one, with the curved profile, was called the “Improved Patent Ivory Hunting Front Sight.” It became the No. 4 in the 1890s, when all Lyman sights were assigned numbers.
Whatever it’s called, it’s a very strange choice for use with a vernier tang sight!
November 7, 2015
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Clarence-
I discussed that with Bert before I bought it, he thought it was strange and I agreed. I believe it to be the original sight, just another odd feature on an unusual rifle.
Mike
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