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Title: U.S. Model 1892 - rear sight origin Post by butlersrangers on Sep 12th, 2017 at 8:28pm
A contributor to the Gunboards Forums, 'Ben74', tipped me off to the likely early 'ancestor' of the U.S. model 1892 Krag rear-sight.
The rear-sight of the Swedish model 1867-1889 rolling-block bears a striking similarity to some of the sights that appeared on Krag-Jorgensen prototypes and Test Rifles that came to the U.S. The Swedish model 1867-1889 rifle was an 8mm update of the 1867 rolling-block. The rear-sight had an off-set 'notch' for volley fire. The volley 'blade' was incorporated into the rear barrel-band. Some Krag-Jorgensen prototypes had a near identical rear-sight, but, the front volley sight was a blade on the right side of the front barrel-band. It is easy to see the basic structure of the model 1892 U.S. sight in the 1889 Swedish rear-sight. The U.S. dispensed with the 'volley feature' and extra notch, but, retained the unusually long Slide. |
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