Sight Caution - Ebay
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 2:58 pm
It is not my intent to mess up a current auction, but, I do not want a KCA member to be misled or disappointed.
There is an interesting Krag sight currently 'For Sale' on Ebay. It is not the "1902 Carbine Sight" it first appears to be. It looks to me to be a "Mix Master" of parts. The 'bottom' is an 1898 carbine sight base and the 'top' is the leaf and slide originally made for the early 'rod bayonet' 1903 Springfields.
Springfield did use the early 1903 leaf and slide parts for repairing 1902 Krag sights. However, I think it unlikely they ever re-used the 1898 rifle or carbine bases. The 1898 bases had an elevation curvature for an "abandoned" ammunition loading, that had proved 'too hot', for the Krag.
IMHO - This sight has some interesting parts and may sell for a reasonable price. However, it is not a legitimate carbine sight and should not command a premium price.
Hint: The '1898 sight' and '1902 sight' bases are easily identified by how the spring is anchored to the base.
There is an interesting Krag sight currently 'For Sale' on Ebay. It is not the "1902 Carbine Sight" it first appears to be. It looks to me to be a "Mix Master" of parts. The 'bottom' is an 1898 carbine sight base and the 'top' is the leaf and slide originally made for the early 'rod bayonet' 1903 Springfields.
Springfield did use the early 1903 leaf and slide parts for repairing 1902 Krag sights. However, I think it unlikely they ever re-used the 1898 rifle or carbine bases. The 1898 bases had an elevation curvature for an "abandoned" ammunition loading, that had proved 'too hot', for the Krag.
IMHO - This sight has some interesting parts and may sell for a reasonable price. However, it is not a legitimate carbine sight and should not command a premium price.
Hint: The '1898 sight' and '1902 sight' bases are easily identified by how the spring is anchored to the base.