Restore M1 Carbine from post war police to WWII

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Hi there,
I have an M1 carbine in very nice condition which is a converted model which was used post war in germany (or some such place)
as such it had the rear site removed and a metal peice inserted into the wedge..

It also had open rear sites installed just in front of the bolt.

basically, I'm hoping to remove the small metal peice from the rear site wedge (if that is possible)
put in a replacement WWII flip site,

if POSSIBLE, remove the open rear sites, but if theyre perminant i can leave them on,

does anyone know of a website with documentation on doing this?
step by step instructions?

thanks very much

-Derek
 
Leave it alone, in the not to distant future, it will be a rare variant. It is correct in its present condition. The rear sight base on those rifles were milled lower and only part of the base remains. bearhunter
 
bearhunter said:
Leave it alone, in the not to distant future, it will be a rare variant. It is correct in its present condition. The rear sight base on those rifles were milled lower and only part of the base remains. bearhunter
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yeah
I figured that would be the thing to do..
I was just oiling it and stuff and I decided that myself..
I just thought "post war is still quite old...I can always just buy another in WWII condition :D"

thanks very much all,
 
plus the rear flip sites (in the US) can sell for as much as a whole m1 carbine costs up here depending on maker

the flip sites were also only used on very early carbines

id leave it as is

whats the make and serial XX out the last 2 digets or pm me and ill tell you what site it had
 
Leave it alone. It's in it's own collector status.
Here's a couple pictures of my own Winchester made Bavarian issue. Rear sight removed, serations on where it was mounted, and a (very nicely done, IMHO) open rear sight, adjustable for windage, to simulate what Germans were used to on their own service rifles.

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bearhunter said:
The rear sight base on those rifles were milled lower and only part of the base remains.
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Not on the ones I have seen - the base remains normal height, just has the grooves cut into it. The USGI sight can be re-installed - no problem.

The Bavarian tangent sight is removeable, if a person wanted to. Strip the gun to barrelled action, and, using a couple of pieces of aluminum angle, 8" to 10" long, lightly clamp the receiver in a vise, with the aluminum angles overhanging either side of the vise jaws. The aluminum acts as a heatsink to keep the receiver/breech area from getting too hot. Play a torch flame on the tangent sight only - do not heat the receiver. The sight will become hot enough that the silver solder holding it on will become soft, and a light tap will remove it. Play the flame gently on the reciever now, just until the silver solder becomes "liquid" and then give it a few quick brushes with a wire brush to clean the silver solder off of the receiver. Often, the roll stamping under the sight is intact - sometimes it may have been filed slightly. During this whole excercise, the receiver should not have gotten any hotter than if you had fired 20 or 30 rounds through it.
 
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