I've shortened some aftermarket sight bases to fit Ballard rifles. But I wouldn't do a valuable Remington base. I'd sure buy one someone had done decades ago like yours was Joe. That's a pretty nifty sight.

Here ya go.

830singleshot wrote on Oct 26^th, 2021 at 11:24am:


Me too. It's sorta like tin ware. Soldered on the front of the lever and attached with two screws to the back of the lever. There are plugged holes in the lever also. Who ever owned the piece did a lot of experimenting. The rifle holds very nice on the palm of the left hand.

There are 26 brass tacks in the stocks.  The small ones look as though they held a leather or canvas cover onto the stock. If only this rifle could talk. 

I believe it's a Zettler stock. Not marked however.  The wood panel/knob on the lever is a Zettler feature. No numbers on the forestock. Unique for sure so I'll leave it as is. Those tacks.......     Well, it is what it is.

Buttstock and plate from Halps photo galleries. Very similar to my rifle.

My portable palm rest worked better for me than the funky yet innovative lever mounted palm rest. 

Old neglected target rifles often tell a story murky as they may be. 27 brass tacks along with the E, lead me to suspect that this rifle was once the property of a native American. 

The E standing for Chief Eagle Feather? Chief Eagle Eye?
I could hear far distant sounds of war drums as I shot the rifle last evening and found myself chanting hey yey yay.  A pleasant soothing experience really.   Can't wait to do it again. 

I was infatuated with your clamp on palm rest the first time you shared it, and still am! Wish somebody would reproduce that rest!