Buckshot
11-27-2005, 08:26 AM
............I was scrolling through the "Gun parts-Rifle" section, you know in that kind of deal where your brain is kicked ito neutral and you're just coasting along?
So I'm
scrolling
scrolling
and
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and this header goes by: "Springfield rear sight and breech". Kind of an odd descriptor. In the photo is this smallish rusty looking lump in front and a larger thing in the background. The smallish deal in front is a rusty looking Springfield M1861 rear sight.
The larger lump behind it looks for all the world like a Snider action viewed from the lock side. Obviously not just a 'Breech'. Bidding at that time was at $4.50 and I wondered just what was going on. The auction ended at 0630 that AM. I get off at 0600 so I hung around to use the T-1 connection at work.
I bid $65.89 with 8 seconds to go while the auction still showed $4.50 with 3 other bidders. I won the deal for $61.00 even. It arrived yesterday and sure enough, the sight is a 1861 musket rear sight. A bit rusty, but cleanable and useable.
The other though is an almost perfect BSA & Co Snider MkII** complete action :D! It looks as though it might not have ever been on a rifle, but I doubt that. In any event it's sure in nice shape. I was under the impression that E-Bone didn't allow that type of stuff? Whatever. I'm glad I got it.
I have a 3 band Snider but with this loose action I won't have to disassemble the other one. I'll use this loose one for measurements and as a model for the ones I want to make. I have two pieces of 2" dia by 20" long pieces of 4140 I bought just for that purpose.
I'll have to get a couple photos up. Neat!
...............Buckshot
So I'm
scrolling
scrolling
and
scrolling
and this header goes by: "Springfield rear sight and breech". Kind of an odd descriptor. In the photo is this smallish rusty looking lump in front and a larger thing in the background. The smallish deal in front is a rusty looking Springfield M1861 rear sight.
The larger lump behind it looks for all the world like a Snider action viewed from the lock side. Obviously not just a 'Breech'. Bidding at that time was at $4.50 and I wondered just what was going on. The auction ended at 0630 that AM. I get off at 0600 so I hung around to use the T-1 connection at work.
I bid $65.89 with 8 seconds to go while the auction still showed $4.50 with 3 other bidders. I won the deal for $61.00 even. It arrived yesterday and sure enough, the sight is a 1861 musket rear sight. A bit rusty, but cleanable and useable.
The other though is an almost perfect BSA & Co Snider MkII** complete action :D! It looks as though it might not have ever been on a rifle, but I doubt that. In any event it's sure in nice shape. I was under the impression that E-Bone didn't allow that type of stuff? Whatever. I'm glad I got it.
I have a 3 band Snider but with this loose action I won't have to disassemble the other one. I'll use this loose one for measurements and as a model for the ones I want to make. I have two pieces of 2" dia by 20" long pieces of 4140 I bought just for that purpose.
I'll have to get a couple photos up. Neat!
...............Buckshot