Since apparently the various cocking-piece peeps for the 1903 are now beyond my financial reach (grin), I'm pursuing an early-postwar Lyman 48S or C with the full-size block but having the later-model independent vertical adjustment screw. Here's an example of a 48M of the desired style.
Please note that the outside appearance of the sight is virtually identical to the prewar style, same knobs and shapes etc, but the vertical adjustment screw is no longer attached to the bottom of the slide as in the earlier sights. This means no unsightly big honkin' notch cut sticking out like a sore thumb below the sight base cutout, always a sore point with me in the past.
I had a 48C of this design mounted on my last 1922M2 sporter, but let it go with the rifle. IMO these are a LOT more elegant than the earlier style but of course they aren't the proper vintage for a prewar rifle. Incidentally the adjustment clicks are finer than either of the prewar styles, 1/4 MOA as opposed to 1/2 or 1/3 MOA.
Regards, Joe
