The Lyman Beach sight was one of the most popular Stevens options.  But forget about replacing the bead with ivory...unless you happen to know a Chinese ivory smuggler. Some kind of white plastic, micarta, etc., will have to suffice.  I've done this before & it's not hard, at least on a Lyman #5, where the ivory is a tiny rectangular slab inserted into a socket.  You just whittle down a chip of suitable material with an Exacto knife, razor blade, whatever you've got, until it's the right size then glue it in place.  Harder to do on a 5b, where the ivory is a very tiny cylinder inserted into the folding leaf. 

when trying to whittle down a miniscule peg, i put little thing roughed out in my dremel tool chuck that's clamped in my vise. run it at high, speed dress it down with a needle file(s) and emery. hardest part is not dropping the thing in my floor clutter.
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I have a box of ivory piano keys somewhere. Makes perfect t beads. mh

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Looks like a shotgun bead to me.  However, the fascinating part is that it's made of unregulated Mammoth ivory!  I knew from shows I've seen on History Channel & NatGeo that mining for Mammoth tusks is rampant in Siberia, because the permafrost is thawing. It's technically illegal without a gov't permit, but northern Siberia is a lawless wilderness.

JohnBoy, thanks for that link. I called myself checking everywhere for something like that but didn't see it. Looks like that is the ticket.
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notlwonk wrote on Aug 5^th, 2018 at 6:34pm:


Who would have thought. That is why I posted on this site. Knowledge and a helping spirit.
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Bob