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Farrow sight on EBay
Dec 1st, 2020 at 1:02pm
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I started a different thread on this, which seems to have disappeared.  I have no connection to the auction and will not be bidding.  I just think it is interesting and Stroebel said very rare.

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Obvious collector value but I am not sure how it would be to use.  While windage on the rear was rare in 1879, they way this is made (pivot/arc) you will get some elevation with your windage!
  
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Re: Farrow sight on EBay
Reply #1 - Dec 1st, 2020 at 2:15pm
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I had the use of an orginial one and also have one that Frank Zika made, and I thought that might be a problem but They work very well the windage I checked varies only .005 of inch from center to all the way to one side , so approximately Half a minute elevation change if you go from center to full over. So not a problem in a offhand rifle
  
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Re: Farrow sight on EBay
Reply #2 - Dec 1st, 2020 at 11:19pm
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Is that a Lyman base swapped on the Farrow sight? Or did Farrow buy bases from Lyman?
  
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Re: Farrow sight on EBay
Reply #3 - Dec 2nd, 2020 at 10:55am
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RDBallard wrote on Dec 2nd, 2020 at 9:57am:
The original Farrow rear sight that I have is on a Ballard  base


That sounds more like what I've seen. I think this is modified to use the Lyman base.
  
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Re: Farrow sight on EBay
Reply #4 - Dec 2nd, 2020 at 11:04am
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And some of the long 4th type Farrow actions had integral mounts made as part of the upper tang.
  
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Re: Farrow sight on EBay
Reply #5 - Dec 2nd, 2020 at 5:33pm
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Beyond the lack of originality, my biggest concern is whether this Lyman base has a working detent when it's coupled to the Farrow staff? It would be a PITA to try to get it perfectly vertical after each shot if it doesn't have the detent.
  
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Re: Farrow sight on EBay
Reply #6 - Dec 3rd, 2020 at 8:25am
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well you can't believe everything you read, but he does say it snaps in place.

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Re: Farrow sight on EBay
Reply #7 - Dec 3rd, 2020 at 12:45pm
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The same seller has now listed what I take from the patent markings to be an original Soule sight on a Peabody Martini base.  I have no idea what these are worth, but it looks nice.  Once again I have no connection to this auction and only wish I was bidding!

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