Lyman 57 SME on a Turkish Mauser

**mauser_chet** · 01-20-2008, 10:32 PM

Hello folks,

I have a few old Turkish Mausers and recently made a nice short brush gun out of one of them. I found a good price on a Lyman 57 SME Receiver sight. Upon recieving it I couldn't for the life of me understand how it would mount to the left side of the 98 reciever without a modified bolt stop and ejector. Is it possible to mount it from the left or do I need to buy some sort of modified bolt stop?

Thanks for any and all help that you can provide,

Chet

**Rimfire** · 01-20-2008, 11:22 PM

The 57sme should mount on the receiver just ahead of the bolt handle.

**waksupi** · 01-20-2008, 11:23 PM

Welcome aboard.
Reciever sights on Mausers, mount on the right side. Never seen a left mount, I don't believe. This may be why you got a good price? It is probably for a Remington, or some other lesser rifle, rather than King Mauser.

**Larry Gibson** · 01-21-2008, 02:15 PM

As mentioned; if it is truely a 57SME then it mounts on the right side of the reciver.

Larry Gibson

**Kraschenbirn** · 01-21-2008, 08:00 PM

This may be one of those "dumb" questions but are you absolutely certain that what you've got is a current model Lyman 57? Back before Lyman changed to the ident system they're using now, the Mauser models were simpley "57M" or "48M" (I just finished mounting a 48M on a pre-war VZ24) but, as I recall, the "SMEs" were for Lee-Endfields...and those DID mount on the left side of the receiver.

Bill

**Mel-4857** · 01-21-2008, 08:09 PM

I have 96 Swede and a williams sight and it mounts on the right side in front of the bolt handle Mel

**MT Gianni** · 01-21-2008, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by Kraschenbirn

This may be one of those "dumb" questions but are you absolutely certain that what you've got is a current model Lyman 57? Back before Lyman changed to the ident system they're using now, the Mauser models were simpley "57M" or "48M" (I just finished mounting a 48M on a pre-war VZ24) but, as I recall, the "SMEs" were for Lee-Endfields...and those DID mount on the left side of the receiver.

Bill

I think SME stands for Springfield, Mauser, Enfield. Gianni

**Ben** · 01-21-2008, 08:32 PM

This Lyman 48 is mounted on one of my 98' Mauser sporter rifles, your Lyman 57 SME should mount in the same manner.

Here is another photo:

**racepres** · 01-21-2008, 08:45 PM

Originally Posted by MT Gianni

I think SME stands for Springfield, Mauser, Enfield. Gianni

I would think that would be SMEG !!!!

Sorry... caint hep it! MV

**GrizzLeeBear** · 01-21-2008, 10:51 PM

Actually it should be 57 SMELHR cause I used to have one on my Left Handed Remington (mounts on the right side, just like a Mauser), but I guess they didn't want people to think that they stink (get it ?, S-M-E-L-H-R). LOL
They are a good sight.

**joatmon** · 01-21-2008, 11:47 PM

Dang Ben! Do you have Any rifles that don't have BEAUTIFUL wood on them? WOW

**Ben** · 01-22-2008, 12:46 AM

I really make an effort to put nice wood on my rifles.

Thanks,
Ben

**MT Gianni** · 01-22-2008, 12:48 AM

Originally Posted by racepres

I would think that would be SMEG !!!!

Sorry... caint hep it! MV

The Gianni rifle proved to be less popular and useful than the asperly aimless. Gianni

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