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Firearms >> U.S. Military Krags >> Sight I.D. http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1562339246 Message started by King carp on Jul 5^th, 2019 at 3:07pm

Title: Sight I.D.
Post by King carp on Jul 5^th, 2019 at 3:07pm

Hello to the forum: This sight is with some krag parts and accessories I am looking at. I only have the one picture of it. Is this from a krag or some other rifle? I hope someone can i.d. it with this limited info. It comes as a group so I have to figure in a price for it
Thanks in advance, kc

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Title: Re: Sight I.D.
Post by Culpeper on Jul 5^th, 2019 at 3:13pm

Looks like a ... trapdoor sight? Certainly not a Krag sight

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Title: Re: Sight I.D.
Post by King carp on Jul 5^th, 2019 at 4:03pm

Thank you: From what I have learned from the forum I did not think it was a krag sight. Just wanted to double check. The rest of the items are all krag. Would $25.00 be a fair price for the sight? I would sell it if I buy the lot. It's bad enough having a krag crave going on. I do not want to add trapdoors denting the wallet!

Title: Re: Sight I.D.
Post by Ned Butts on Jul 7^th, 2019 at 2:15pm

test

Title: Re: Sight I.D.
Post by Lead_Snowstorm on Jul 7^th, 2019 at 3:33pm

I believe that is an 1879 Buckhorn rear sight for an 1873 Trapdoor rifle (note the "R" marking). Compare:

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More info with some pricing comparison here (I will defer to someone more expert as to whether yours is original or reproduction):

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Title: Re: Sight I.D.
Post by butlersrangers on Jul 7^th, 2019 at 4:06pm

IMHO - It is an original. (It would cost too much to replicate).

Title: Re: Sight I.D.
Post by Lead_Snowstorm on Jul 7^th, 2019 at 4:23pm

I believe at one point at least Pedersoli was reproducing them:

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Title: Re: Sight I.D.
Post by olderthansome on Jul 7^th, 2019 at 7:31pm

It looks to me to be an original, as well.

Title: Re: Sight I.D.
Post by butlersrangers on Jul 7^th, 2019 at 9:47pm

Reproduction sight is more expensive than an original. That's crazy!

Title: Re: Sight I.D.
Post by Lead_Snowstorm on Jul 7^th, 2019 at 10:02pm

butlersrangers wrote on Jul 7^th, 2019 at 9:47pm:

Reproduction sight is more expensive than an original. That's crazy!

In fact the same goes for the entire rifle. For the price of the Pedersoli you can get a very nice original example, assuming of course you aren’t talking about something like a Custer era carbine or officer model.

Title: Re: Sight I.D.
Post by King carp on Jul 8^th, 2019 at 12:20am

I should have guessed that roller coaster rail on that sight was for a 45-70. Thanks for the info.