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Firearms >> U.S. Military Krags >> Another fake carbine sight. http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1451709421 Message started by butlersrangers on Jan 2^nd, 2016 at 4:37am

Title: Another fake carbine sight.
Post by butlersrangers on Jan 2^nd, 2016 at 4:37am

A 'carbine' much hyped on GunBroker and expensively priced has a fake 1902 carbine sight. The too high base elevation-curves, and style & size of the "C" are not right.

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Title: Re: Another fake carbine sight.
Post by psteinmayer on Jan 2^nd, 2016 at 12:15pm

Makes ya wonder where some people get their morels and scruples???

Title: Re: Another fake carbine sight.
Post by madsenshooter on Jan 14^th, 2016 at 12:03am

I get my morels up the hollow, in the spring. A scruple = 20gr. The C is on the wrong side of the base isn't it? 98C is on that side.

Title: Re: Another fake carbine sight.
Post by butlersrangers on Jan 14^th, 2016 at 12:25am

My real 1902 carbine sight has the "c" on the right side of the base, but, IIRC some legitimate sights have the "c" on the left-side.

(Attached photos of genuine 1898 and 1902 rear sights - carbine version. The 1902 sight has the 1903 Springfield elevation - 'lock screw' head. Also note, the "c" was stamped before the sight base was 'browned' and there is no disrupted metal).

krag-1898c-1.jpg ( 40 KB | 1 Download )

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Title: Re: Another fake carbine sight.
Post by madsenshooter on Jan 14^th, 2016 at 1:16am

Oh, I remember this discussion coming up before now. The 02C can have the C on either side. Sorry about that.

Title: Re: Another fake carbine sight.
Post by butlersrangers on Jan 14^th, 2016 at 1:24am

Only on every other Saturday, when the 'Old-timer' worked!