I have a Navy Arms 58 cal Zoli Zouave. I tried to remove the rear sight but could not. There is a retaining disc with 2 holes. I fitted the tips of a pair of small needle nose pliers into the holds and the disc rotated 1/2 a turn and stopped. How do I remove the sight? Thanks.
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Zoli Zouave Rear Sight Removal
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You can buy a spanner at S&S Firearms.
www.s&sfirearms.com
www.s&sfirearms.com
Use some good penetrating oil and keep twisting back and forth and note whether you are making headway. It'll come outChuck02 said:
Bob
I have one of those "spanners" but while they work fine for original Springfield sight screws they usually don't fit the 2 holes in the imports. You can buy adjustable pin spnners from jewlery supply houses but they may be expensive. Try patience and plenty of PB Blaster. Let it soak and work the screw back and forth easy. Once the screw is out the sight should tip out toward the breech. The rear of the sight notch is a dovetail and the front is just a 90 degree cut.
You can try making your own spanner to fit the screw. Use a cheap flat-blade screwdriver, anneal the tip, and file or grind it back to leave a couple of stub "pins" to fit the hole spacing and diameter on your sight screw. Shouldn't take more than 20 minutes or so, if that. Reharden the tip if you wish, and then you will have a tool that should last longer than you have the musket. :thumbsup:
Good luck and let us know how you progress.
Good luck and let us know how you progress.
