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Offline Sean Thornton

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Front sight fix
« on: July 09, 2014, 11:34:10 AM »
The front sight feel off of my Henry rifle at a Civil War reenactment. A new front sight seemed like a lot of money and was not even in stock. Back in the old days, 1800s, one fix that I have seen was to use a coin. Searching through my collection I found one the right width. With the aid of a dremel tool I fashioned a new sight. I still have some finishing touches to put on it.
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Re: Front sight fix
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2014, 11:52:55 AM »
Which coin did you end up using to fashion the new sight?
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Re: Front sight fix
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2014, 08:44:55 PM »
I ended up looking into my foreign coin collection.  It is from Brazil.
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