A Different Sight
Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 4:37 am
This altered Krag rear-sight just sold on eBay for around $46.
I was tempted to bid on it, since it started 'life', as a relatively rare, model 1898 carbine sight.
I have no clue as to what purpose or gun it was altered to serve? It sure looks to have been done by a 'home craftsman'.
An aperture was bolted to a three 'V' notch eyepiece. The range increments were filed off of the leaf and replaced with cut lines.
The bottom of the ("C" marked) sight-base was machined to fit some type of 'grooved' surface.
The elevation-slide and plain knob (with no slot) are correct for the model 1898 sight.
An interesting curiosity!
I was tempted to bid on it, since it started 'life', as a relatively rare, model 1898 carbine sight.
I have no clue as to what purpose or gun it was altered to serve? It sure looks to have been done by a 'home craftsman'.
An aperture was bolted to a three 'V' notch eyepiece. The range increments were filed off of the leaf and replaced with cut lines.
The bottom of the ("C" marked) sight-base was machined to fit some type of 'grooved' surface.
The elevation-slide and plain knob (with no slot) are correct for the model 1898 sight.
An interesting curiosity!