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April 15, 2005
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steve004 said
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What is the application code on the underside of the base?
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November 1, 2013
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steve004 said
I wish this one fit a Winchester:
Don’t you have an electric drill?
July 14, 2016
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clarence said
steve004 said
I wish this one fit a Winchester:
Don’t you have an electric drill?
Lol! His name is Steve, not bubba!
A man can never have too many WINCHESTERS...
November 19, 2006
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Bert H. said
steve004 said
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What is the application code on the underside of the base?
No code on the underside of the base. I bought the sight originally as it was advertised as a No. 103. It is not. It took me a while to figure it out what it is. Does anyone recognize it right off? Hole spacing is Stevens:
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November 1, 2013
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steve004 said
Does anyone recognize it right off? Hole spacing is Stevens.
Lyman 144 made specially for the Walnut Hill model.
November 19, 2006
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clarence said
steve004 said
Does anyone recognize it right off? Hole spacing is Stevens.
Lyman 144 made specially for the Walnut Hill model.
You got it Clarence! I don’t think anyone is surprised 
And yes, I do have a drill, but somehow I feel reluctant to use it 
December 31, 2012
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steve004 said
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Steve, I have one currently on my 1916 vintage M1894 in 38-55 cal. I don’t know the code without taking it off the rifle, but the code is correct for this rifle. It is a nice one with correct aperture. Pretty expensive, I think I paid $700 for it. Let me know if you can use it and I will pull it off the rifle and check the number. Big Larry
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Big Larry said
steve004 said
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Steve, I have one currently on my 1916 vintage M1894 in 38-55 cal. I don’t know the code without taking it off the rifle, but the code is correct for this rifle. It is a nice one with correct aperture. Pretty expensive, I think I paid $700 for it. Let me know if you can use it and I will pull it off the rifle and check the number. Big Larry
Larry,
If it is correct for a Model 1894 in 38-55, it has a “D” code. If it has a “DA” code, it was made for a Model 1894 in 25-35 WCF, 30 WCF, or 32 WS. I have never seen a Lyman 103 with a “D” application code.
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I will pull it off and check the letter. I am quite sure it will be a “D” as I bought it specifically for that 1916 M1894 38-55. I really don’t care for the sight, so I thought about selling it. I have never shot this rifle. Too nice. Big Larry
November 1, 2013
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Big Larry said
I will pull it off and check the letter. I am quite sure it will be a “D” as I bought it specifically for that 1916 M1894 38-55. I really don’t care for the sight, so I thought about selling it. I have never shot this rifle. Too nice. Big Larry
If it’s a 103, I think such a TARGET sight on any lever gun, pump-action plinker, etc, is as inapt as Formula 1 racing airfoils on street cars. Of course, it doesn’t “hurt,” but the windage adjustment on a hunting rifle is something that generally needs to be done only once for a given load, & then (if the shooter is smart), left alone. Even on the true target rifles I shoot, like 52s & M1922s, I never change windage after it’s once set. On top of that, I think standard tang sights LOOK better mounted on the gun.
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clarence said
Big Larry said
I will pull it off and check the letter. I am quite sure it will be a “D” as I bought it specifically for that 1916 M1894 38-55. I really don’t care for the sight, so I thought about selling it. I have never shot this rifle. Too nice. Big Larry
If it’s a 103, I think such a TARGET sight on any lever gun, pump-action plinker, etc, is as inapt as Formula 1 racing airfoils on street cars. Of course, it doesn’t “hurt,” but the windage adjustment on a hunting rifle is something that generally needs to be done only once for a given load, & then (if the shooter is smart), left alone. Even on the true target rifles I shoot, like 52s & M1922s, I never change windage after it’s once set. On top of that, I think standard tang sights LOOK better mounted on the gun.
I will confess I have a thing for fancy sights. That, “thing” pushes me to overlook some of the pragmatic objections. Also, these days, it’s paper targets that appear in my sights.
November 1, 2013
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steve004 saidI will confess I have a thing for fancy sights.
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clarence said
steve004 saidI will confess I have a thing for fancy sights.
November 19, 2006
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clarence said
steve004 saidI will confess I have a thing for fancy sights.
They don’t look ideal for the close range brush hunting I grew up with … Well, maybe a long shot across a hayfield…
July 3, 2020
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Back to OP…. the NIP Lyman #5 combination sight has 3+ hours to go and is currently at $390…. I’m still saying around $500. I do have a nagging voice in the back of my head say it may go over $600.
July 3, 2020
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$492. at the hammer drop. Now to try to find a stash of them hidden in the parts drawers in the back room of a longtime gun shop that “shifted” their focus to “black guns” about 20 years ago… wouldn’t be the first time something like it has happened.
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Ben said
Back to OP…. the NIP Lyman #5 combination sight has 3+ hours to go and is currently at $390…. I’m still saying around $500. I do have a nagging voice in the back of my head say it may go over $600.
Ben nailed it!
The winning bidder got the sight for $492 + shipping, but that bidder also had placed two bids ABOVE his own winning bid. I’m fairly sure a $500 bid would not have won that sight against the winning bidder. Goes to show it’s all about condition, condition, and condition.
BRP
