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tbird1960 Senior Forum Member Offline He shoulda armed himself. Posts: 331 Location: Brazoria, Texas Joined: Aug 14^th, 2006	Stevens 44 Walnut Hill Apr 9^th, 2014 at 10:54am	Print Post
	Here is the newest single shot that I got at Tulsa. Have been trying to find one of these for many years and they are few and far between. Missed one a couple of years ago, the fellow in front of me bought it. It has an original windage adjustable tang sight and a lyman folding front sight with an ivory bead.

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John Boy Ex Member	Re: Stevens 44 Walnut Hill Reply #1 - Apr 9^th, 2014 at 2:16pm	Print Post
	Tbird- Congratulations on your find - real nice rifle. Am curious - would you post a picture of the front sight with an ivory bead?


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slumlord44 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2850 Location: Lebanon, Illinois 62254 Joined: Dec 21^st, 2007	Re: Stevens 44 Walnut Hill Reply #2 - Apr 9^th, 2014 at 10:20pm	Print Post
	Nice custom work. Waiting for one to be shipped that I recently bought on Gunbroker. They are scarce but out there. This is my 3rd one. Great shooters.


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tbird1960 Senior Forum Member Offline He shoulda armed himself. Posts: 331 Location: Brazoria, Texas Joined: Aug 14^th, 2006	Re: Stevens 44 Walnut Hill Reply #3 - Apr 10^th, 2014 at 10:29am	Print Post
	I was wrong about the front sight, I got my magnifying glass out and what appears to be an ivory bead is instead a polished top of the front sight. I have no idea how you would polish something so small. My eye sight is getting irritating when I sometimes have to wear a pair of glasses and a magnifying loop to see with.

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Redwing Oldtimer Offline Posts: 586 Location: Canton Joined: Nov 4^th, 2007	Re: Stevens 44 Walnut Hill Reply #4 - Apr 10^th, 2014 at 10:46am	Print Post
	Hey T-Bird !!! Yep, getting old "Suck's" !!! I've carried a Loop in my pocket for over thirty-year's and when I pass, I want it to go with me !!! Finger-Nail polish come's in many color's and dry's very well... Try it on your F-S Bead !!! Good Luck !!! Ed...


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16111 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Stevens 44 Walnut Hill Reply #5 - Apr 10^th, 2014 at 12:26pm	Print Post
	Redwing wrote on Apr 10^th, 2014 at 10:46am: Hey T-Bird !!! Yep, getting old "Suck's" !!! I've carried a Loop in my pocket for over thirty-year's and when I pass, I want it to go with me !!! Finger-Nail polish come's in many color's and dry's very well... Try it on your F-S Bead !!! Good Luck !!! Ed... Same here Ed! I have a little magnifying glass that folds into an attached leather case. My father carried it for as long as I can remember, and after he passed I got it. I've carried it since 1989, and it's saved my bacon at gun shows when I thought my eyes saw something, but the glass proved different! PS-Beautiful Stevens T-bird!

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John Boy Ex Member	Re: Stevens 44 Walnut Hill Reply #6 - Apr 10^th, 2014 at 4:11pm	Print Post
	Tbird - sounds like you have the Lyman copy of the original Beach Combination Sight Beach's patent expired in 1891. Lyman in 1891 then introduced their copy, the No. 5 Combination Sight with no mention that they copied Beach's original patent combination sight


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tbird1960 Senior Forum Member Offline He shoulda armed himself. Posts: 331 Location: Brazoria, Texas Joined: Aug 14^th, 2006	Re: Stevens 44 Walnut Hill Reply #7 - Apr 11^th, 2014 at 10:47am	Print Post
	I think you are right about the front sight. The rear sight is another matter. It is windage and elevation adjustable but I cannot find the exact one in my old gunsights. book. It is a crude adjustment by just unscrewing the eyepiece and the sight moves up and down and left and right.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16111 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Stevens 44 Walnut Hill Reply #8 - Apr 11^th, 2014 at 11:34am	Print Post
	tbird1960 wrote on Apr 11^th, 2014 at 10:47am: I think you are right about the front sight. The rear sight is another matter. It is windage and elevation adjustable but I cannot find the exact one in my old gunsights. book. It is a crude adjustment by just unscrewing the eyepiece and the sight moves up and down and left and right. What you have is often referred to as a "Gallery" style tang sight. The basic adjustment style made them tough to fine tune, as every time you loosen the eye cup to move it up or down, it can also move right or left. Trying to keep them all just snug enough to move, and not lose the other setting can be frustrating. But they are a very traditional old sight, and found often on early singles. I've got 5-6 old Ballards with a similar Gallery tang sight.

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