Win. Model 53 Thumbprint Elevator|Winchester Sights|Forum|Winchester Collector

25-35 said
Hello. WTB an original thumbprint rear sight elevator for a Win. Model 53. Thank-you. 

Lots of these on Ebay. Big Larry

25-35 said
Hello Big Larry. Had looked on E-Bay previously but has some questions. Would that be considered a 1C and assume those are not original?

Thank-you.  

A far as I know, I have two M53’s and both have 1-A elevators with 22-C flat top rear sights. Big Larry

Sorry, my bad. 22C Flat top rear and 1C thumbprint elevator. That is according to my Sight Book. Both my M53’s have the 22 C Flat top as does both my M55’s.  Big Larry

win38-55 said
The occasion of this discussion is a good opportunity to mention that I made an error in my article on the Model 53 with regard to the rear sight. Thanks to Big Larry, the next version of that article will contain the corrected sight and elevator numbers. To be specific, the proper rear sight for the Model 53 was the 22C and the elevator was the 1C.  

That’s what the Winchester book says, but you have to mike your elevator to see if you have the proper one.  or one that is correct for your rifle. They all look alike, but they are not. Changes may have been made over the years and I have not shot either of mine to see if the elevators are correct. Both my rifles, a 44 and a 32, appear to have the correct elevators, but then, the M55’s, of which I have two, have the same sight, but the elevators may be different. I will have to mike them, and they are in the back of my safe.   Big Larry

I’ve not paid attention to the rear sight elevators on my various Model 53’s. I’ve had them in all three calibers and they all looked the same to me, but I did not mic them. On the other hand, in their original ballistics, all three calibers had very similar trajectories, so I would expect them all to have the same rear sight elevator. Having said that, I’ve noticed that my Model 53’s seemed to have variation in the height of the front sight.