I hardly throw away any piece of metal, when I do I usually regret it. I figured there were others like me out there. I shortened a Krag barrel from about 24' to 18 plus a little and kept the stub, who knows when I might need to replace a 30 caliber pistol barrel some day?

Figured a little heat and you could slide the base out sideways with no damage. Maybe it is not that easy.
The Criterion base in BR's photo would look right from a distance even though it is not a perfect replica.
BR, I went back and looked at your post number 10 in this thread, that front sight base looks to me like it is dovetailed. Is it me or an optical delusion?