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Strange sight
Jun 16th, 2025 at 3:48pm
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Anyone ever seen this type of sight?

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It has a .468" dovetail, like my old Remington rifles have. Appears to have a lot of elevation in the base to raise the crosshairs a bunch.
  

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Re: Strange sight
Reply #1 - Jun 16th, 2025 at 6:32pm
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I was disappointed Vall, based on the thread title, I was expecting to see my photo.

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Reply #2 - Jun 16th, 2025 at 7:26pm
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I think it is for turning a rolling block into an antiaircraft gun;-)
  
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Reply #3 - Jun 16th, 2025 at 8:44pm
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looks more like a rear scope mount to me
  
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Re: Strange sight
Reply #4 - Jun 17th, 2025 at 10:33am
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KensBullard wrote on Jun 16th, 2025 at 8:44pm:
looks more like a rear scope mount to me


Do you think someone took a rear scope mount and installed a crosshair in it? 
I don't know of any single shot rifles that had that size dovetail at the rear? My Rolling Block rifles have this size up front, as does my very early first year #7 Ballard.
  

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Re: Strange sight
Reply #5 - Jun 17th, 2025 at 11:01am
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yes I do. the up rights are blued and look nicer made then the cross hair holder and it's painted. I dont think started out as a sight. I looked around on ebay and dint find it what is the ebay listing
  
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Re: Strange sight
Reply #6 - Jun 17th, 2025 at 11:22am
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KensBullard wrote on Jun 17th, 2025 at 11:01am:
yes I do. the up rights are blued and look nicer made then the cross hair holder and it's painted. I dont think started out as a sight. I looked around on ebay and dint find it what is the ebay listing


It's gone. Sold already.
  

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