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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11512 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Carver? Sep 16^th, 2020 at 3:15pm	Print Post
	At first glance thought this was a new made sight. It's old. The knurled knob next to the base locks the sight in place. Dovetail is .544

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GT Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 2047 Location: Northeast Wyoming Joined: Jun 28^th, 2015	Re: Carver? Reply #1 - Sep 17^th, 2020 at 1:15am	Print Post
	Thanks for sharing that Joe, I'll have to make one to go with the Carver rear I'm working on... I have an older barrel on a Stevens 44 that a Harlan did some modifying to the dovetail, maybe it wasn't so much Harlan as I thought, measures real close to that. Greg

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16269 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Carver? Reply #2 - Sep 17^th, 2020 at 10:22am	Print Post
	Amazing sight Joe! And a surprisingly large dovetail, even for a Remington! Most I've owned or checked ran around .467" dovetail. Wonder why the Carver used such a large dovetail? Maybe they had an adapter base to fit various smaller dovetails?

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11512 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Carver? Reply #3 - Sep 17^th, 2020 at 9:07pm	Print Post
	The simplicity of the design is ingenious. The windage knob is held on with the tiniest pin I've ever seen. I can barely see two tiny pins holding the end plate to the base. When this maker wasn't making sights he was making pocket watches? As for the huge dovetail, to fit a damaged dovetail already enlarged? To replace the two dovetails found on early Creedmoor rifles? The sight has Carver features so I'll call it a Carver till I know better.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11512 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Carver? Reply #4 - Sep 17^th, 2020 at 9:27pm	Print Post
	The camera brings out more hidden details. Can see one tiny pin. Must be two.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16269 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Carver? Reply #5 - Sep 17^th, 2020 at 10:22pm	Print Post
	That last picture appears to show a filler at the dovetail base to maybe make it larger for a larger dovetail?

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11512 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Carver? Reply #6 - Sep 17^th, 2020 at 10:39pm	Print Post
	Yep. Wished that sight could talk.

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MrTipUp Frequent Elocutionist Offline Quality is to a product what character is to a man Posts: 1314 Location: Indiana Joined: Feb 19^th, 2020	Re: Carver? Reply #7 - Sep 18^th, 2020 at 10:05am	Print Post
	I cheerfully admit being ignorant of many things. This thread began with a question mark following "Carver". Within a couple of posts, the question had become an assertion. So, on what basis is this sight now so definitely identified as a Carver? Bill Lawrence


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11512 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Carver? Reply #8 - Sep 18^th, 2020 at 4:28pm	Print Post
	MrTipUp wrote on Sep 18^th, 2020 at 10:05am: I cheerfully admit being ignorant of many things. This thread began with a question mark following "Carver". Within a couple of posts, the question had become an assertion. So, on what basis is this sight now so definitely identified as a Carver? Bill Lawrence Wes Turner quote, "The sight has Carver features so I'll call it a Carver till I know better." I have not asserted that it is definitely a Carver. Bill, I thought you were busy with the J. Radmacher issue?
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MrTipUp Frequent Elocutionist Offline Quality is to a product what character is to a man Posts: 1314 Location: Indiana Joined: Feb 19^th, 2020	Re: Carver? Reply #9 - Sep 18^th, 2020 at 6:11pm	Print Post
	Have to get my journal first, Joe, Bill Lawrence


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