Odd rear sight on 76?

[Ulrich2]

Hello all. I'm new to lever guns and because of a friend of mine now moving towards getting my own 76. The one he just purchased has a very strange rear sight that I have never seen before. It is a flat plate with leaf flip  ups from 100 out to I believe 800 yards. Each leaf is tight and once up will not flop down from recoil.  Was this ever standard on a Winchester or it is custom?  I ask because I  thought it was an ingenious design. Wish I had pics

[Short Knife Johnson]

I would hazard a guess that those are express sights.  Check the proof marks on the receiver and on the barrel just forward of the action.  Find out what the British proofs look like.  I understand several of these beauties spent time in the Holland & Holland shop.  This could have been one of them.   

[Ulrich2]

I looked at some  express sights and  they do  not look anything alike. If you were looking at barrel from the side the sights merely look like a long flate plate. You wouldn't even know there were sights there until you look  straight down on it. Then you flip up which ever elevation you want.

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[hawkeye2]

     Winchester offered some express sights as options on 76s and it sounds like what you describe.  Are you talking about an original or a repro gun here?  Winchester express sights are very valuable and a rifle with one is quite a find.

[Ulrich2]

All original.  Don't know what he paid and won't ask as he wouldn't tell me anyway.
My curiosity is also up because I wouldn't mind having the same kind of sight for my future reproduction 76 should there be anyone out there who makes them. I do know a smith in town who could do it.

[Ulrich2]

Just found a pic of one just like it.
http://www.gunvaluesboard.com/winchester-1876-2nd-model-2475926.html

[Josie Wales]

If you take a look at the "Got an original Winchester 76 share pics" topic in this board Two Flints has a deluxe model 76 with that same type of sighting system.  He has a couple of good pics of the rear sight posted.

Josie

[john boy]

... I wouldn't mind having the same kind of sight for my future reproduction 76

Ulrich, got 60 bucks to spare?

http://www.jeffsoutfitters.com/store.aspx?panel=3&productid=88&categoryid=67

[Short Knife Johnson]

Ulrich, got 60 bucks to spare?

http://www.jeffsoutfitters.com/store.aspx?panel=3&productid=88&categoryid=67

Adding that to "Favourites".  Thank you.

So as I was saying... sounds like Express sights.   

[Ulrich2]

Shortknife,
   Most many apologies.

[Short Knife Johnson]

Ha ha  No worries.  That is a most interesting find.  Do some cajoling and try to get to shoot it.

[hawkeye2]

Do NOT waste your time on that rear sight from Jeff's Outfitters, it isn't any good.  I bought 2 sights from him, one being the express sight and had to send the express sight back.  In all fairness to Jeff he told me the sights weren't top quality before I ordered and he promptly gave me a refund.  I would buy from him again.  The other sight was the repro Winchester tang sight which I found acceptable for my purposes, that is a temporary rear sight to work up some loads with.  Save your $60 to put toward something better.