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Bob,
Thanks for the advice to view the picture in a larger format.
Glenn,
I agree, it does look like a Farrow sight. If it is, they adjust for windage at the apeture in a small arc. Some were critical of this design, but as an offhand shooter, I don't think this is a problem. Much easier to use than a windgage front sight.
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Buttplate, stock profile and tang sight suggests the earlier Schutzen style European target rifles. Stock has all of the characteristics of European Walnut (Juglans regia).
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The pix are larger in replly, thanks!
BTW: I'm about certain that is a cast-in-place babett/pewter/tin forend tip.
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I tried to find a Farrow sight picture last night with no luck but now have a link to one. Farrow Sight
MP Sadly Deceased as of 2/17/2014
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Thanks for the picture of the Farrow sight. From everything I have read about Farrow, everything he built was a one off. I think it is one of his.
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I have looked at a Farrow sight and find them to have a very high frustration potential. IIRC, when you changed the windage adjustment, you also made some changes in the elevation. Why would someone put a sight like that on a Krag? Looks to me as if you would have to fold the sight (and maybe change the sight settings) every time you opened the bolt. I'm looking forward to the rest of the story.
I'll come along with a tale about my Farrow, right after I post a tale about Terry Buffum's Krag in 22 RF.
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Crazy thought: is there any very longshot possibility that Farrow made this Krag? I don't know when he made the SS rifles, the first Krags were 1894, but there can't have been many extra Farrow tang sights laying about. Does anyone recognize the buttplate ... Waterman, is it like your Farrow buttplate? Stock style?
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Alas, my Farrow does not have an original buttplate (long story). Hopefully, Terry Buffum will tell us if that looks to be an original. My thought is that the casting is too thin, that there was a lot more metal in a Farrow. The checkering does not look at all like the original checkering on my Farrow. Also, no cheek piece. I thought Farrow put a cheek piece on all the single shots.
What are the markings & SN of the Ky. Krag? That should tell you more or less when the action was made. Is it a 30-40? Ouch!
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Alas, my Farrow does not have an original buttplate (long story). Hopefully, Terry Buffum will tell us if that looks to be an original. My thought is that the casting is too thin, that there was a lot more metal in a Farrow. The checkering does not look at all like the original checkering on my Farrow. Also, no cheek piece. I thought Farrow put a cheek piece on all the single shots.
I've owned only one original Farrow and it had been rebarreled at some time, but its buttplate was very similar if not identical to the one shown. Same with the stock styling, checkering, grip's bottom S-curve, no cheekpiece, etc. Not saying the features were exactly identical but they were very similar. Possibly the builder had seen a Farrow or some other similar rifle and copied it. Since each Farrow was built as a one-off, it's very possible that the styling and features varied and even evolved somewhat over the years. My Farrow appeared to be an earlier one, it had the C-shaped mainspring. Regards, Joe
You can lead a man to logic but you can't make him think. NRA Life since 1976. God bless America!
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When were the Farrow SS rifles made?
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