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1911Ron KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 59 Location: Buckeye,Az Joined: May 16^th, 2015 Gender:	Rear sight question May 28^th, 2015 at 9:30am	Print Post
	I have doing some research and I have identified that I have a 1901 rear sight on my 1903 Rifle. My question is, is the sight correct for my Rifle, or should it have a 1902 sight on it? If I want/ need a 1902 sight where should I look for one? Thanks Ron


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Dick Hosmer KCA Official Member Offline Collector of Springfield Arms, 1865-1915 Posts: 1862 Location: Northern California Joined: Nov 20^th, 2005 Gender:	Re: Rear sight question Reply #1 - May 28^th, 2015 at 1:27pm	Print Post
	It is quite possible, even probable, that your rifle has the correct sight. If you were to change it, you would also need to replace the handguard, as they are not even close as to cutout location. The 1901 is, admittedly, not the greatest sight for a battle rifle as it is overly complex for that purpose, but, for civilian use on the range, it is excellent. I would strongly recommend leaving your (very nice) rifle exactly as you found it. As to the second part of your question, Ebay and Gunbroker are good sources, as are any of the parts suppliers listed at (You need to *Login* to view media files and links).


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1911Ron KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 59 Location: Buckeye,Az Joined: May 16^th, 2015 Gender:	Re: Rear sight question Reply #2 - May 29^th, 2015 at 2:02am	Print Post
	I kind of figured as much on the sight thought I would check, never considered the hand guard portion. Thanks! Oh and I intend to leave it as is! Dick Hosmer wrote on May 28^th, 2015 at 1:27pm: It is quite possible, even probable, that your rifle has the correct sight. If you were to change it, you would also need to replace the handguard, as they are not even close as to cutout location. The 1901 is, admittedly, not the greatest sight for a battle rifle as it is overly complex for that purpose, but, for civilian use on the range, it is excellent. I would strongly recommend leaving your (very nice) rifle exactly as you found it. As to the second part of your question, Ebay and Gunbroker are good sources, as are any of the parts suppliers listed at (You need to *Login* to view media files and links).


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Rear sight question Reply #3 - May 29^th, 2015 at 4:30am	Print Post
	I believe later use, by U.S. Military, of Krag 1901 and 1902 rear sights was tied to developments with 1903 Springfield rear sights. The early proto-types and 'Rod Bayonet' version of the 1903 Springfield had a rear sights very similar to the 1902 Krag sight. There was therefore a preference that Krags in use by the U.S. Army have the 1902 rear sight. This changed when the 1903 Springfield underwent alteration to a knife bayonet and a new rear-sight. The new rear-sight had a lot of similarity to the Buffington inspired 1901 Krag sight. It then became the preference that Krags in use by the U.S. Army have the 1901 sight. The Krags with 1902 rear-sights were directed for National guard use.


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