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King carp KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 296 Joined: Apr 1^st, 2019 Gender:	Sight I.D. Jul 5^th, 2019 at 3:07pm	Print Post
	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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Culpeper KCA Forum Member Offline Posts: 904 Location: Right Coast of Africa Joined: Mar 30^th, 2005	Re: Sight I.D. Reply #1 - Jul 5^th, 2019 at 3:13pm	Print Post
	Looks like a ... trapdoor sight? Certainly not a Krag sight (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* to view media files and links)

	Deacon in the Church of the Mighty Krag. Member of People Eating Tasty Animals (PETA). (You need to *Login* to view media files and links)
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King carp KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 296 Joined: Apr 1^st, 2019 Gender:	Re: Sight I.D. Reply #2 - Jul 5^th, 2019 at 4:03pm	Print Post
	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!


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Ned Butts KCA Forum Admin KCA Official Member Offline Krag enthusiast! Posts: 525 Location: western catskills NY Joined: Apr 1^st, 2002 Gender:	Re: Sight I.D. Reply #3 - Jul 7^th, 2019 at 2:15pm	Print Post
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Lead Snowstorm KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 26 Joined: Jun 29^th, 2019	Re: Sight I.D. Reply #4 - Jul 7^th, 2019 at 3:33pm	Print Post
	I believe that is an 1879 Buckhorn rear sight for an 1873 Trapdoor rifle (note the "R" marking). Compare: (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) More info with some pricing comparison here (I will defer to someone more expert as to whether yours is original or reproduction): (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: Sight I.D. Reply #5 - Jul 7^th, 2019 at 4:06pm	Print Post
	IMHO - It is an original. (It would cost too much to replicate).


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Lead Snowstorm KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 26 Joined: Jun 29^th, 2019	Re: Sight I.D. Reply #6 - Jul 7^th, 2019 at 4:23pm	Print Post
	I believe at one point at least Pedersoli was reproducing them: (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* to view media files and links)


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olderthansome KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 131 Location: Michigan Joined: Mar 10^th, 2013 Gender:	Re: Sight I.D. Reply #7 - Jul 7^th, 2019 at 7:31pm	Print Post
	It looks to me to be an original, as well.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Sight I.D. Reply #8 - Jul 7^th, 2019 at 9:47pm	Print Post
	Reproduction sight is more expensive than an original. That's crazy!


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Lead Snowstorm KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 26 Joined: Jun 29^th, 2019	Re: Sight I.D. Reply #9 - Jul 7^th, 2019 at 10:02pm	Print Post
	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.


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King carp KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 296 Joined: Apr 1^st, 2019 Gender:	Re: Sight I.D. Reply #10 - Jul 8^th, 2019 at 12:20am	Print Post
	I should have guessed that roller coaster rail on that sight was for a 45-70. Thanks for the info.


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