Shagslayer
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I inherited a 1903 Springfield (1926 production year) from my father; he had it sportrized back in the 60’s. The gunsmith removed the front & back sights, removed the back part of the upper forearm wood, removed the stacking/bayonet ring, and added buckhorn sights.
I have purchased about all the necessary original parts to restore this classic but am unsure how to properly fasten an original rear sight cylinder to the barrel. It looks to need a key as there is a keyway on the barrel that matches up to a keyway on the cylinder, I can’t seam find an key for this sight but I can fabricate one.
My question: does anyone know if this rear sight cylinder is driven on and simply friction fits the barrel, or will it require silver-soldering or other means of attachment?
I have purchased about all the necessary original parts to restore this classic but am unsure how to properly fasten an original rear sight cylinder to the barrel. It looks to need a key as there is a keyway on the barrel that matches up to a keyway on the cylinder, I can’t seam find an key for this sight but I can fabricate one.
My question: does anyone know if this rear sight cylinder is driven on and simply friction fits the barrel, or will it require silver-soldering or other means of attachment?
