spanish 1893 front sight question

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hello I got a 1893 spanish mauser and its missing the front sight. Finding a replacement has proven difficult. i was wondering if other mauser front sights will work? on numrich I've found that the 1908 Brazilian, 1909 Argentine, 1895 Spanish short rifle and 1894 Brazilian sight all look very similar. Also do front sights drift out right to left?

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Through continued research I’ve concluded that the model 1895 (1916 Spanish) rifle front sight is the same and will work. Hope this is able to help anyone in the future who may run into this issue.

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Slightly related, I was looking before to replace my K98 front sight with something a little taller since to have POA/POI the same on mine I need to have the rear sight set to 400 yards. I was disappointed to find none available in Canada and it to be more expensive than I was willing to pay to have something so small shipped from the US. Hopefully you need a couple extra things to make the shipping worth it to you
 
DiMP said:
Slightly related, I was looking before to replace my K98 front sight with something a little taller since to have POA/POI the same on mine I need to have the rear sight set to 400 yards. I was disappointed to find none available in Canada and it to be more expensive than I was willing to pay to have something so small shipped from the US. Hopefully you need a couple extra things to make the shipping worth it to you
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The front sight from a M95 Austrian straight pull CARBINE is perfect for what you're looking for.

I fitted one to a K98 and it shot a standard surplus milspec load, with 1 8x57js military load with 154 grain bullets to POA at 300 yds. Heavier bullets dropped below POA out past 100 yds but nothing that can't be easily held.
 
bearhunter said:
The front sight from a M95 Austrian straight pull CARBINE is perfect for what you're looking for.
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Thanks for the insight! I'll write that down and hunt around for one. I don't mind having to adjust the rear sight, but this would be a better solution
 
Got a 1893 Argie barrel complete with Front / Rear sight and bayonet hanger if it helps.
Think it's an Argie...got that silly 'Little Hat' stamped everywhere.
 
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