shaggist
04-21-2011, 09:40 PM
I'm in the process of putting together an American version of a rook rifle. I acquired a single barrel, .410 shotgun in very good mechanical condition at the gun show in Charlotte last week. It is a break barrel, exposed hammer gun, marked Keystone Arms Co., Philadelphia, Pa on the left side of the receiver. It was made for them by W.H. Davenport Arms Co. somewhere between 1892 and 1932, as near as I have been able to find. It weighs 4.5 lbs and will be less when I cut the barrel from 26" to 22".
The stock is being refinished with Tung Oil. The receiver has been polished and cold blued, and the firing pin nose reconfigured for a center fire rifle cartridge. All that is left is to have the barrel relined to .32 H&R Magnum, which will allow the .32 S&W Long to be used if desired. Then it will be blued and be ready to go, EXCEPT FOR THE SIGHTS.
I am seeking ideas on what kind of sights to use to make it really nifty. There is no room on the tang(about 1" behind the opening lever) to put a old time tang sight. The top of the receiver between the hammer and the breech face is about 1/2", so a receiver mounted peep sight is a possibility, depending on the width of the portion that fits over the receiver. A barrel mounted peep sight could be one choice, as I prefer a peep to an full or semi-buckhorn or V blade. There are no dovetails machined in the barrel at present, so I'm thinking of using a screw-on front ramp with a gold dot blade
on top.
Please give me your suggestions as to what sights you have on your gun or what sights you think would set this gun apart. Pictures will be really helpful. Thanks.
The stock is being refinished with Tung Oil. The receiver has been polished and cold blued, and the firing pin nose reconfigured for a center fire rifle cartridge. All that is left is to have the barrel relined to .32 H&R Magnum, which will allow the .32 S&W Long to be used if desired. Then it will be blued and be ready to go, EXCEPT FOR THE SIGHTS.
I am seeking ideas on what kind of sights to use to make it really nifty. There is no room on the tang(about 1" behind the opening lever) to put a old time tang sight. The top of the receiver between the hammer and the breech face is about 1/2", so a receiver mounted peep sight is a possibility, depending on the width of the portion that fits over the receiver. A barrel mounted peep sight could be one choice, as I prefer a peep to an full or semi-buckhorn or V blade. There are no dovetails machined in the barrel at present, so I'm thinking of using a screw-on front ramp with a gold dot blade
on top.
Please give me your suggestions as to what sights you have on your gun or what sights you think would set this gun apart. Pictures will be really helpful. Thanks.