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dracb
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Another rear sight question
      #267328 - 03/07/15 05:21 PM

Back about 40 years ago, somewhat before small companies began to make brass for cartridges that were in common use in the 1800's, British rifles seem to show up in small antique shops and could be ransomed for relatively few dollars. One day at lunch I wandered into Alan Lever's shop shortly after he returned from England and the nice little rifle below followed me home. We have shared a number of hunts over the years and between us have brought home a few deer, bears and moose. Unfortunately my eyes make it difficult to use the sights the manufacturer put on the rifle when it was built. I would like to add an aperture sight to this rifle. Sometime before it came home with me, a previous owner had installed a tang sight. The screw holes for mounting that sight have a spacing of 0.608 inches(+/- a bit). Does anyone here have an idea as to what sight might have been mounted on the tang or lacking that information which sight might fit this improved martini action?

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Edited by dracb (03/07/15 06:12 PM)

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Re: Another rear sight question [Re: dracb]
      #267336 - 03/07/15 10:44 PM

That is pretty narrow spacing there.
I would hit some gun shows or search the web for a Lyman or similar sight which has enough length on the base to drill new holes to match your gun.
Is your gun chambered in 500/450 No.2 Musket? Looks like the shorter length action.

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Re: Another rear sight question [Re: Huvius]
      #267340 - 04/07/15 12:42 AM

Those appear to be about the spacing for a .22 Cadet tang mounted peep sight.
Dracb - you might try trackofthewolf.com, a muzzleloading retail sight in the gun parts or sight section for some of their ML tang sights. It could be the Thompson Center or equivelent tang sight might be made to work.

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Re: Another rear sight question [Re: Huvius]
      #267355 - 04/07/15 08:37 AM

It is indeed chambered as No. 2 Musket

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Re: Another rear sight question [Re: dracb]
      #267389 - 05/07/15 07:58 AM

dracb - I am sorry I cannot help you with the tang sight, the only one I have is far too short
Possibly mount a thin block to fit the existing screw holes (countersunk) and fit a suitable sight to mount on that

Many thanks for posting such a superb example of Westley Richard's 1869 patent "Improved Martini"
(they were competitors to Martinis, slightly earlier, only sharing the hinged block) with best quality engraving

The .450 No. 2 Musket is arguably a much better cartridge than the .577/450 and is good to load as well as taking most game under the right conditions

I hope you get the right sight for your eyes (mine are also getting old!) and good luck

TH44

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Re: Another rear sight question [Re: TH44]
      #267403 - 05/07/15 05:15 PM

TH44,

thank you for the idea of mounting a block with screw spacing matching that of the previous tang sight installation. that concept opens to door to many other options.

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