Hey Millsurp fans, what do I have here?

[new210/22]

I helped a widow clearing out some things and among the odds and ends I came across this sight. I has a fixed 100 yard leaf, a folding 200, and three hundred leaf and a folding slider behind that. Any idea what this came from? Any idea what it's worth?

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

That is not necessarily a milsurp sight. I think of that as an express hunting sight.

 

[Arcosdad]

Asked my old gun buddy.....he says Winchester model 58 Express sight. Quite valuable I'm told.

 

[new210/22]

Asked my old gun buddy.....he says Winchester model 58 Express sight. Quite valuable I'm told.

Holy cow. With this information I did a little googling... quite valuable indeed. Thank you.

 

[tiriaq]

Lee Speed sporting rifles usually had a sight with a fixed bade, two folders and a leaf. Check closely, this is also a possibility.

 

[slug]

The Winchester 58 was a cheapo bolt action .22
It wouldn't have any sight like that.
IMHO, it came from a sporter Long Lee that was made up in the first quarter of the last century.
I think it's value would be in the $100 range, but I see people asking stupid prices for sights these days.

 

[Arcosdad]

The Winchester 58 was a cheapo bolt action .22
It wouldn't have any sight like that.
IMHO, it came from a sporter Long Lee that was made up in the first quarter of the last century.
I think it's value would be in the $100 range, but I see people asking stupid prices for sights these days.

It didn't come off a Winchester model 58 obviously. The "58" is the model number of the sight. Back in the day, Winchester made many sight models and they all had their own model numbers. They're collectible. One of these sights sold for $1300 in the states a few years back.

 

[Arcosdad]

https://www.icollector.com/Early-Winchester-Four-Leaf-Express-Sight_i11003699

Here ya go. This one is not exactly the same as the three leafs are not marked in yards but you get the idea.

 

[slug]

Well, I stand corrected.
It seems like a fancy arrangement for such a modest rifle.

 

[HuskyDude]

https://www.icollector.com/Early-Winchester-Four-Leaf-Express-Sight_i11003699

Here ya go. This one is not exactly the same as the three leafs are not marked in yards but you get the idea.

And that's $US funds too!! Yikes.

 

[gaff]

Lee speed express sight.

 

[The_Gun_Boy]

Had this exact sight on my last Lee Speed as well.

 

[Arcosdad]

It could well be as Winchester made a sight for the African market and some of the Lee Speed sights were described as "African pattern." The 100 yard gradations is a Euro giveaway and the tangent set screw on the OP sight is on the upper right, original Winchester sight was upper left. So we may have solved the mystery! The sight is worth a ton anyway I'm sure!