1903A3 front side blade?

[gishooter]

Where can I get a new or like new front sight blade for my 03A3? I've been searching the internet and gun shows without any luck. :?

[Uncle Grinch]

Try this link...

http://northridgeinc.com/store/index.cfm/c170/i445

[Char-Gar]

I recently bought a couple of them from Gunparts Corp.

[Lead Fred]

Make one. My ole man used to make them all the time.
He won the Can-Am 1000 yard open with a rack grade A303.
Its only mod was a taller hand made front blade, made from aircraft aluminum.

[gishooter]

Yes, I've thought about making one. Would prefer to have USGI. Northridge and Sarco seem to be hit and miss. I've ordered from them before. Bill Ricca ( first class guy/parts) is out.
Chargar, what where the condition of the sites from Gunparts Corp? Did they have different heights?

[TNsailorman]

The Marines had a taller than usual front sight blade to put the zero at (I believe--my memory is not too good these days) 100 yards. I don't remember the height but at one time Gunparts Inc. had some of those. You might want to check with them. James

[Dutchman]

Lyman use to make a replacement blade with an ivory bead. I have a couple. The 1/16" ivory bead is the better one, IMO. I think they had them with a gold bead.

Northridge, Inc use to be Sherwood. Their store was on Parthenia St. in Northridge. I worked in Chatsworth for many years. In the late 80s I'd go over to National Gun Sales down the street from Sherwood and look at their rather large rack of m/96 Swedish Mausers $69.95 at the time. Sherwood had some very neat stuff in the store. At one time they had a very large private gun collection for sale including very nice Winchesters, Colts. I remember a Colt Shooting Ace .45 Colt brand new in the box. It was a bunch of bucks.

I remember when Sherwood had the Israeli M1 carbines and M1D Garands. The carbines were $169. I bought one a Quality Hardware that was a fresh rebuild with new barrel. The M1D were $695 and not bad at all. Not beat up. Used and taken care of.

Northridge, Inc is now in San Fernando. Ten or twelve miles from where it was. I grew up in the San Fernando Valley.

http://images44.fotki.com/v1449/photos/2/28344/6456804/McCann_1903_Mount1-vi.jpg

http://images47.fotki.com/v1455/photos/2/28344/6456804/Meyer_1903_Mount1-vi.jpg

Dutch

[shotman]

google gun parts and Numrich will come up they have them
go to manufacture on left
then go to U.S. Military