doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion Classic & Custom Single Barreled Sporting Rifles @ doublegunshop.com Would you like to see...five cocking piece sights?

This week will be five cocking piece sights all made for the commercial market or, if not, should have been.

(1) Has no manufactures' markings. It has many characteristics of a PARKER-HALE sight but does not appear in any of the four P-H catalogs in my library. It has click stop windage and elevation. I will call it a Parker Hale until I find proof that it is not.

(2) Second in the stack is a sight of unknown origin. I have not seen anything published on this sight. My guess it was most likely manufactured after W.W. II. I could use your help in finding some information on this sight.

(3) Third is a Belding &Mull cocking piece sight. The sight it is silver soldered to a flattened 03 cocking piece. I have not seen any advertising or mention of this sight in any publication from the 1920�s and 1930's - the heyday of B&M sights.

(4) Number 4 is the most often seen of the 1903 Springfield cocking piece sights. It is a Lyman 2A and has elevation adjusting only.

(5) This Lyman 103 was very popular with custom gun makers of the first half of the twentieth century. The 103 has elevation and windage adjustments.

Gary Bush

Sorry, (1) didn't make it into the photo, at least in my computer image.

Have you seen the Newton cocking piece sight? I'll try to get you a photo of mine when I get home. I'm undergoing treatment for my neuropathy at the moment, but will be home late tomorrow or Friday.

I would be interested in seeing more pictures of 03 bolt sleeve sights.

Eightbore,

As you requested, I am picturing a number of bolt-sleeve sights.

In the first picture on the front row are Howe Whelen bolt sleeve sights. Four of them are marked Hoffman Arms, two have modifications and one is not marked and is not as finished as the other four.

The top row of this same picture shows two Goss-made bolt-sleeve sights that are most likely prototypes since they are both drilled a little too low to permit a working safety to be installed. The second row shows two Marble�s Goss bolt sleeve sights each with some slight differences.

�� The second picture shows a Belding & Mull, a Hart and two Neidner bolt-sleeve sights from Michael�s collection. The others are what I refer to as home-shop sights.

What bolt sleeve sight would you me to start with?

Gary Bush

Gary,
An impressive collection for sure. Thanks for sharing.
Have you collected any similar sights made for Model 70 Winchesters? If yes, I would like to see them if possible.

Thank you. I'll try to get pictures of my favorite, unmarked, bolt sleeve sight to compare.

LRF,

Sorry but I have no model 70 sights.

All of my collecting energy has been used on finding and bringing home 1903 Springfield after-market sights and gadgets.

Model 52 sights and gadgets would have been fun but I had to draw the line somewhere.

Gary Bush

Thanks Gary, If anyone else has any it would be nice to see them

" All of my collecting energy has been used on finding and bringing home 1903 Springfield after-market sights and gadgets"

Looks like it was well spent. Thanks again for sharing your finds.

Thaine