Winchester 1866 & 1873 Carbine front sights?

[BluRidgDav]

I was thinking about buying one of the Italian replica lever actions for use in CAS. One of the things that I've noticed about the Carbine version of the 1866 and 1873, is that the front sight is now just a vertical extention of the forward barrel band, as opposed to a blade that is dovetailed onto the barrel, like the "Rifle" and "Short Rifle" versions.

Is this historically correct? Did original Winchester Carbines have this type of integrated front sight?

Does this kind of sight "stay put", or does the barrel band shift around?

Thanx in advance!

P.S. - Were any of the original .44 rimfire 1860 Henrys or 1866 Yellowboys ever re-chambered to .44-40 centerfire?

 

[dfariswheel]

I THINK the 1873 models are mounted on the barrel.

I know, all the pictures show them on the band, but I asked Cimmarron about a year ago, and they told me they were mounted on the barrel, and the pictures are WRONG.

All the original Winchester 1866 carbines I've seen were band mounted, so this would be proper.

It wouldn't be possible to re-chamber a Henry or '66 to 44-40, since they were set up for the .44 Henry RIM fire cartridge. The 44-40 is a CENTER fire cartridge.

Other problems with this are the weaker Henry and 1866 ORIGINAL actions, and the problem of converting from rim fire to center fire.