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Offline rich pierce

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Cool very old rear sight
« on: August 21, 2018, 04:05:27 PM »
I saw this on an original military style jaeger rifle. It has one flip up long range blade. 


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Offline Jerry

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Re: Cool very old rear sight
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2018, 10:48:09 PM »
Rich, Thanks for the rear sight pic. I have seen several of these on what would be considered as German military weapons .

Offline Daryl

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Re: Cool very old rear sight
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2018, 04:06:59 PM »
Trackofthewolf.com sells that sight or several nearly identical sights.
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Offline WKevinD

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Re: Cool very old rear sight
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2018, 05:38:00 PM »
This is another Jaeger rear sight also very cool

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Offline Natureboy

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Re: Cool very old rear sight
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2018, 10:01:32 PM »
  The rear sight on my great-grandfather's Mississippi Rifle (Whitney, 1853) has flip-up sights for 300 and 500 yards. He was in the 4th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, which went down the Mississippi River (Iuka, Corinth) to Vicksburg, and then from Chattanooga (Missionary Ridge) to Atlanta and beyond with Sherman's good will tour of the South.


Offline Terry Reynolds

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Re: Cool very old rear sight
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2018, 11:56:11 PM »
  The rear sight on my great-grandfather's Mississippi Rifle (Whitney, 1853) has flip-up sights for 300 and 500 yards. He was in the 4th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, which went down the Mississippi River (Iuka, Corinth) to Vicksburg, and then from Chattanooga (Missionary Ridge) to Atlanta and beyond with Sherman's good will tour of the South.


Sure would like to see the rest of that rifle.....please!
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Offline Natureboy

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Re: Cool very old rear sight
« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2018, 12:17:15 AM »
   OK Digger, here are two photos of it.




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Re: Cool very old rear sight
« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2018, 12:58:35 AM »
WOW How cool is that!!
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Re: Cool very old rear sight
« Reply #8 on: August 28, 2018, 01:12:48 AM »
What a treasure and to think it was your great grand pappy's. Got a soft spot for them Whitneys. Thanks for sharing.
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