It could be. Or maybe there is no "backerds" to this one. You pays your nickel and takes your chance.
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Curiosity got the Cat......
Is the rear sight filed in a vee or square?
It could be. Or maybe there is no "backerds" to this one. You pays your nickel and takes your chance.
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A vee. All my rifles have the rear sight like that, regardless of the overall configuration. And in sighting, the very tip of the front blade is lined up so it's barely visible at the bottom of the V.Is the rear sight filed in a vee or square?
I'd be too afraid I scratch that gun, and wouldn't be able to take it out. That's why all my guns are very plain.
BEAUTIFUL rifle. Can't say more.Here is my Fleenor rifle. 7/8" .45cal. It is all German silver that has gone dull. It is beyond polishing. You can see the style and engraving are very similar to the rest shown. Notice that the comb inlay is faceted. It must have been fun to inlet the BP tang inlay. Notice the shaping around the ramrod channel at the nose cap and entry pipe. The channel almost looks sawed off at the front and a nose cap stuck on. The entry pipe is shaped to match the wood. It isn't a store bought pipe. Another Johnson City characteristic is the barrel and ramrod being too deep in the channel. Today's builders want the wood just below halfway of the flat for a slender fore end. The same for the ramod channel. I like to see about 2/3 of the rod and not have it buried in the channel. This rifle is a bit different because it has a 5/16" rod instead of a 3/8" and has more of the rod showing.
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