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[woodchopper]

so I was digging around my parts bin and have a pile of rear sights that have all had the battle sight buggered up

I thought I would explore fixing some

so a No1 sight, the No1 I added a new battle sight, and a No1 that I am going to work with next.

silver soldered on the new piece but there are 2 small pins I set in there for strength

still need to do a little texturing it and then blue it.



then I looked at the No3 sights, a little more difficult, I wish I had a TIG, welding on the new piece with a MIG was messy and needed a lot of shaping. I textured it with a chisel and oil blackened it.

 

[tiriaq]

Nicely done!

 

[bearhunter]

They look good and those are finicky projects at best.

I usually strip the sights for useable parts and toss the rest.

 

[woodchopper]

They look good and those are finicky projects at best.

I usually strip the sights for useable parts and toss the rest.

I have a few that are just parts only but the ones that are in fair condition and just missing the battle peep seem to have the potential

I am going to mark them so that they don't get confused with ones that are original

I have a good little collection of rear sights I picked up in various lots from auctions over the years, and about 30% were buggered up in some way.

 

[bearhunter]

Well they're definitely getting valuable enough to warrant fixing up.

 

[woodchopper]

I'll need to take a few more pictures on the next one I do up

 

[Snider shooter]

I was thinking of doing something similar to a Fazakerly site that someone cut the top off of. Looks pretty good. Probably won’t happen until I run out of rear sites. I was thinking of cutting a channel and fitting a piece in.

 

[Snider shooter]

Another idea to do with bubbaed sites. Redfield adjustable aperture.

 

[woodchopper]

Another idea to do with bubbaed sites. Redfield adjustable aperture. View attachment 699974

I was thinking of that sort of thing as well

I have a Parker Hale No4 coming to me that I will have to take a close look at, just to see how they were made.

 

[bearhunter]

I've used those sights for similar aperture mounts, but you can only use so many and mount that sight on rifles other than No4 receivers is tedious.

 

[Butcherbill]

Nice job saving that rear peep, I’ve thought about doing the same to a LB 300/600 flip L sight. Someone cut the 300y aperture into a notch like to one you have posted. Since it won’t ever be original again I love though about threading it to accept different sized inserts, would be easy to turn some on the lathe.

 

[tiriaq]

I have a Mk. I sight with no battlesight aperture. Got it years ago, when parts were everywhere. Don't think I'll add an aperture though - no reason to believe it wasn't made that way. No sign of the aperture being removed.

 

[bearhunter]

I have a Mk. I sight with no battlesight aperture. Got it years ago, when parts were everywhere. Don't think I'll add an aperture though - no reason to believe it wasn't made that way. No sign of the aperture being removed.

Maybe made for the No4 MkI T????

 

[bearhunter]

Another idea to do with bubbaed sites. Redfield adjustable aperture. View attachment 699974

That's an 800yd sight for the No5 rifles

 

[Snider shooter]

I know. I didn’t do that one. I have another #4 which I did put an aperture on.

 

[tiriaq]

Maybe made for the No4 MkI T????

I expect so. Didn't pay a premium for it - not as if someone altered a standard sight.