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Lyman #7
Oct 6th, 2026 at 8:14pm
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I have a Lyman #7 windage adjustable front sight. It has 2 different apertures that are changed by laying one down by pushing it forward and the other is put into position by pushing it rearward. Has anyone seen a Lyman #7 that has an aperture and a post?

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Re: Lyman #7
Reply #1 - Oct 6th, 2026 at 8:20pm
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Mine has an aperture and a post. Never knew some had two apertures. Neat!
  
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Reply #2 - Oct 7th, 2026 at 10:38am
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It is not on a single shot but....
  
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Reply #3 - Oct 7th, 2026 at 11:22am
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I have three of them with aperture and post setup, but never seen one with two apertures? That's pretty cool!
  
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Reply #4 - Oct 10th, 2026 at 10:57am
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Looks like someone might have soldered that thicker aperture onto the original post. Hard to tell from the picture/angle, but that might explain your sight's "uniqueness"
  
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Reply #5 - Oct 10th, 2026 at 12:48pm
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gewehrfreund wrote on Oct 10th, 2026 at 10:57am:
Looks like someone might have soldered that thicker aperture onto the original post. Hard to tell from the picture/angle, but that might explain your sight's "uniqueness"


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Reply #6 - Oct 10th, 2026 at 2:38pm
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Well poop. Now I need a Lyman #7. Thanks a lot. 🤣
  
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Reply #7 - Oct 11th, 2026 at 12:51pm
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jimmy wrote on Oct 10th, 2026 at 2:38pm:
Well poop. Now I need a Lyman #7. Thanks a lot. 🤣


Tough to find, and very expensive!
  
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Reply #8 - Oct 11th, 2026 at 8:36pm
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I paid 250 bucks for mine about 30 years ago. 

All the traditional windgauge globe sights from the golden era are better sights. The Lyman fixed aperture is a little bit on the small side for the IS German ring target. 

  
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Reply #9 - Oct 12th, 2026 at 9:03am
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So, what was the intended application for the #7? Many years ago when a friend gave me the one pictured earlier we thought it fit the 1893 (38-55). Were we wrong and was it intended for a more target application?

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Reply #10 - Oct 12th, 2026 at 9:18am
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They were for target shooting, giving the shooter a choice of peep or post depending on what worked best for him. They came in several dovetail widths for whatever the gun was. So not gun specific, just dovetail specific. I have one on a Hepburn that's .467" dovetail. Most are .375" dovetail.
  
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