
April 15, 2005

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What is the application code on the underside of the base?
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November 19, 2006

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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December 31, 2012

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

April 15, 2005

Big Larry 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.
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L

November 1, 2013

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.

November 19, 2006

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.

June 1, 2023

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
