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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Interesting model 1896 sight Mar 30^th, 2017 at 3:48am	Print Post
	This sight sold today on ebay. I was tempted to bid, but, had no real use for it. The sight appears to be a bit of a "Mixmaster". It is an early model 1896 rifle sight with the "hump" on the leaf at the pivot screw. The "V" notch plate, on the rifle elevation slide, is a carbine plate. (Note the slight 'step-down' on the top edge, both sides of the "V").


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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: Interesting model 1896 sight Reply #1 - Mar 30^th, 2017 at 1:23pm	Print Post
	What did it go for? The lugged leaf and carbine slide are both pretty hard to find when trying to restore arms in a particular range - granted, they do not belong together as found there, but, good parts are good parts.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Interesting model 1896 sight Reply #2 - Mar 30^th, 2017 at 3:12pm	Print Post
	Dick - It sold for $80. I didn't need any of the 'parts', so I did not bid. I saw no point in being greedy or driving up the price. I hope it went to a good home!


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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: Interesting model 1896 sight Reply #3 - Mar 30^th, 2017 at 3:35pm	Print Post
	butlersrangers wrote on Mar 30^th, 2017 at 3:12pm: Dick - It sold for $80. I didn't need any of the 'parts', so I did not bid. I saw no point in being greedy or driving up the price. I hope it went to a good home! (1) But you never know when you might! (2A) There is a vast difference between greed* and informed prudence (2B) Evidently you would NOT have had to go to unreasonable lengths (3) Me, too! *greed is buying 20-30 (50?) copies of the "Rules for the Management . . . . ." to panel a wall in your gunroom.


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