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Offline sonny

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early longrifle front sights
« on: January 27, 2009, 07:03:55 PM »
did earl long rifle front sights have iron base with silver blade(barleycorn or curved radius).Or....did they have silver blade with silver base???thks....sonny
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Re: early longrifle front sights
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2009, 08:39:03 PM »
Brass with a silver blade.
The blade generally no more than about 1/8" tall.
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Re: early longrifle front sights
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2009, 09:55:24 PM »
Sonny,

I finished your silver front sight casting over the weekend.  I didn't have any specific dimensions, so it is over sized on all surfaces.  There should be plenty of thickness to file / shape to whatever final profile you want.  On its way to you today.
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Re: early longrifle front sights
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2009, 05:52:19 AM »
thanks dave......i will work on it as soon as it arrives.....sonny
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Re: early longrifle front sights
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2009, 11:34:59 PM »
Sonny  -

I'm sure this is not the only variation, but a number of 19th c. American rifles have a silver blade on a copper base (yes, copper) .  I have one such, dating to 1830's, from Tennessee, and have seen several others.  Don't know about Earl Long.  I think a penny may have been used to make the base.  As mentioned above, these sights are very shallow.  Mine is less than 1/8" high, maybe 3/32."

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Re: early longrifle front sights
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2009, 03:20:19 AM »
was there any front sights with iron base an silver blade????sonny
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Re: early longrifle front sights
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2009, 04:11:47 PM »
Quote from: sonny on January 30, 2009, 03:20:19 AM
was there any front sights with iron base an silver blade????sonny

Never say never, but I'll go out on a limb for you, not really! Regards, TC
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