'Movieman630' is 'Grandpa's Gunparts'.

He is the grand-son of the late Joe DeChristopher.

Joe was a noted, highly knowledgeable, and ethical dealer in original U.S. military gun parts. He knew his stuff!

The grandson seems to be carrying on the tradition and is a pleasure to do business with.

(That particular 'eye-piece' is a bit of a head scratcher for me. IMHO - There is something that looks odd about the shape of the "C").

It is a fact that the 1898 rifle sight-leaf was recycled by rounding the eye-piece corners and adding serrations to the left side of the leaf. These 'altered tops' were put on model 1902 bases and became an "official" 1902 sight variation.

(The model 1898 rifle and carbine bases are believed to have eventually been auctioned off as scrap. They were 'ramped' for a different cartridge and used a different type of spring).

I do not know if the model 1898 carbine sight-leaf was recycled to build 1902 sights, like the rifle ones.

The eye-piece of the 1898 carbine sight was stamped with a "C".
The three sight notches were not 'off-set' to the right, like on the rifle version.

(BTW - With the 1902 carbine sight, only about 1,000 were made. The base was marked with a "C", but, not the 'eye-piece'. 1902 rifle and carbine sights use the same leaf).

Attached:
1. a complete 1898 rifle-sight and a rifle-leaf with a fake "C".
2. a model 1898 rifle-leaf 'altered' for legitimate 1902 rifle-sight variation.

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