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SteveStevens Participating Member Offline Posts: 19 Location: Fredericktown Ohio Joined: Jan 12^th, 2026	Interesting front sight Feb 1^st, 2026 at 1:23pm	Print Post
	A new to my collection Stevens 44 in 25&20 has this neat flip over front sight. Been on there a while, possiblity factory? The tang peep was gone but I dug through my boxes and found one that looks right.


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Jonathan Junior Member Offline Posts: 69 Location: THE GOOD PART OF NY Joined: Sep 5^th, 2025	Re: Interesting front sight Reply #1 - Feb 1^st, 2026 at 1:50pm	Print Post
	Looks like an original Beech sight which were a popular add on to many rifles. They made them in a few different styles, Post, pinhead etc. Yours may have had an ivory bead but most of them have been broken off over the years. I've got a couple of minty ones and if you look at the top of the globe you might be able to see the name and patent dates. Looks to be original to the rifle.


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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4310 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: Interesting front sight Reply #2 - Feb 1^st, 2026 at 2:31pm	Print Post
	Yes, it looks like it could be an original Beach and not Lyman's #5 version of it when Beach's patent expired. If it is a Lyman there will be a Lyman name on top of the globe. They get confusing with fine details.


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Oldbee Full Member Offline Posts: 134 Location: Foot Hills of the Adirondacks Joined: Sep 26^th, 2021	Re: Interesting front sight Reply #3 - Feb 1^st, 2026 at 8:58pm	Print Post
	I have one on a 44 that has the patent date on top of the globe. Is it a Lyman?

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GunBum Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 268 Location: SW Missouri Joined: Oct 30^th, 2021	Re: Interesting front sight Reply #4 - Feb 1^st, 2026 at 9:06pm	Print Post
	I have a 44, a Favorite, and a Rev-O-Noc all with that front sight. Seems to have either been a popular add on or a factory offering.


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Smoke Oldtimer Offline Posts: 824 Location: San Diego Joined: Feb 24^th, 2013	Re: Interesting front sight Reply #5 - Feb 2^nd, 2026 at 2:15am	Print Post
	My shooting partner has one with a post and an aperature as the two sights. It's a lot more useful with a tang sight than the pin and post version. I've never seen another one.

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SteveStevens Participating Member Offline Posts: 19 Location: Fredericktown Ohio Joined: Jan 12^th, 2026	Re: Interesting front sight Reply #6 - Feb 2^nd, 2026 at 6:55am	Print Post
	Thanks for all that information. Since being informed where to look I found Lyman on the top. It is so faint it took a strong light and magnifier to see and read it. I would not have found it if I didn't know where to look and what it might say.


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