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I am looking to buy a Rocky Mountain front sight for my 1886 as it now has a German silver knife blade on it and while it’s nice I want what it should have. If anyone has one in decent shape, doesn’t have to be perfect because the rifle isn’t perfect, let me know and maybe we can work out a deal.
Thanks
Eric
If you know the height of the one you need repos are on Ebay all of the time. $20 to $75. Good ones look like the originals. If not, go to the collector type guns shows. Like Cody next month.
Mike Richards
Chuck,
Rarely do I see a Rocky Mt sights on Ebay let alone a repos. You do see a lot of Knife blades being called Rocky Mt.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
1873man said
Chuck,Rarely do I see a Rocky Mt sights on Ebay let alone a repos.
Is that because they’re rare, or because sellers don’t know what to call them?
Winchester didn’t invent the name–Marlin listed the same sight with the same name. When was it first used?
Why was it popular? It’s as poorly designed a sight as was ever made, almost as bad as the full-buckhorn. The German silver sight on Erick’s ’86 may or may not be original, but it’s a better sight than the Rocky Mt.
The “Rocky Mountain” sights were standard on the Winchester Single Shot Rifles for more than 25-years. Those with the blued steel blade and the vertical platinum insert were the most common, and I shot quite well with them until my eyesight started to go downhill in my mid 50s.
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
clarence said Is that because they’re rare, or because sellers don’t know what to call them?
Winchester didn’t invent the name–Marlin listed the same sight with the same name. When was it first used?
Why was it popular? It’s as poorly designed a sight as was ever made, almost as bad as the full-buckhorn. The German silver sight on Erick’s ’86 may or may not be original, but it’s a better sight than the Rocky Mt.
I check Ebay everyday for all kinds of stuff and sights are just one of them. I think its been a couple months since I seen one and it wasn’t very nice. I like the platinum inlay in the Rocky Mt but if the letter says Rocky Mt or German silver knife blade it gets what the letter says.
They first showed up in a the catalogs in 1884 but my research shows the first one to letter in 1879.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
1873man said
They first showed up in a the catalogs in 1884 but my research shows the first one to letter in 1879.
It’s in the ’82 Marlin cat.
1873man said
I like the platinum inlay in the Rocky Mt but if the letter says Rocky Mt or German silver knife blade it gets what the letter says.They first showed up in a the catalogs in 1884 but my research shows the first one to letter in 1879.
Bob
My 1886 letters with a Rocky Mountain, but at one point in it’s life it had a knife blade put in.
I am looking for the one that Bert mentioned, I haven’t seen one in a long time, maybe I’m just not checking the right places?
The German silver sight on Erick’s ’86 may or may not be original, but it’s a better sight than the Rocky Mt.
The German blade isn’t original, it letters with a Rocky Mountain, I’m trying to get it back to original.
impalacustom said I haven’t seen one in a long time, maybe I’m just not checking the right places?
There is not really any places that they show up on a regular basis any more. Years ago you could find them quite often. There are less sight dealers than there use to be. You just have to keep looking.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
impalacustom said
The German blade isn’t original, it letters with a Rocky Mountain, I’m trying to get it back to original.
Did you call Mike Richards? Just looked in my stash. Thought I had a repo Rocky Mountain. Both are knife blades.
I have an original Winchester Rocky Mountain I can part with. These sights are hard to find. There are lots of low quality reproduction sights out there but the original Winchester sights are distinctive. The mounting base is curved in profile. No one else made it like that. Don’t trust eBay sellers to know what they have.
This sight has 3/8″ dovetail and is .285″ high. It’s condition shows it has been on a rifle. See Madis The Sight Book page 50. I believe this is a 79E.
$75 post paid to the lower 48. PM me if interested
I call myself a collector as it sounds better than hoarder
Bill Hockett said
I have an original Winchester Rocky Mountain I can part with. These sights are hard to find. There are lots of low quality reproduction sights out there but the original Winchester sights are distinctive. The mounting base is curved in profile. No one else made it like that. Don’t trust eBay sellers to know what they have.This sight has 3/8″ dovetail and is .285″ high. It’s condition shows it has been on a rifle. See Madis The Sight Book page 50. I believe this is a 79E.
$75 post paid to the lower 48. PM me if interested
Bill, I will buy that from you. I am in and out a lot now but I can pm you and get your info this evening if that’s ok?
Thank you all for your help.
Eric
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