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 01-24-2011, 10:46 PM | #1 | Moderator Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Belleville, Illinois Posts: 1,352 |  M1 carbine sight
I currently have an M1 Carbine that i acquired with a cheap scope on it. I took the scope off to find out that the previous owner had removed the rear sight to allow the scope to be mounted. Does anyone know where i can buy a rear sight? I have done quite a bit of searching and have been unable to find one. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.
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| 01-24-2011, 11:15 PM | #2 | Supporting Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: , Tennessee Posts: 2,040 |
I believe you can contact a place called Hilltop Guns Inc. in Colona IL. He is an avid collector of Garands and M-1 Carbines and I bet he can help. If he can't he will direct you to someone who can.
If you need additional please just pm me.
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| 01-24-2011, 11:20 PM | #3 | Moderator Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Belleville, Illinois Posts: 1,352 |
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| 01-25-2011, 04:30 PM | #5 | Moderator Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Belleville, Illinois Posts: 1,352 |
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Any idea on what style sight i should be looking for, or does it not matter? Sorry this question may be very dumb but i do not know much about m1 carbines. | |
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| 01-25-2011, 06:29 PM | #6 | Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Third bunker on the right, Central Virginia Posts: 8,374 Liked 4 Times on 4 Posts
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Not a dumb question at all- but one I can't answer, because (1) not an expert on carbines, and (2) I do not know what you have- who made it, etc. A very good book I would suggest is "War Baby". Library may be able to get you a copy on interlibrary loan- lot of good stuff on carbines. SOME of the variations of the MILITARY M1 Carbines- bayonet stud? early ones no have. Flat bolt/ round bolt. High cut wood on operating rod, or low cut? L shaped flip over rear sight, or slider? Lot of variations. You might try emailing the folks at Numrich with the make of your carbine, and see what they can suggest. Go to the Numrich website, look over on lower left for FORUMS. __________________
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| 01-26-2011, 02:24 AM | #7 | Moderator Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Belleville, Illinois Posts: 1,352 |
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Originally Posted by c3shooter
Not a dumb question at all- but one I can't answer, because (1) not an expert on carbines, and (2) I do not know what you have- who made it, etc. A very good book I would suggest is "War Baby". Library may be able to get you a copy on interlibrary loan- lot of good stuff on carbines. SOME of the variations of the MILITARY M1 Carbines- bayonet stud? early ones no have. Flat bolt/ round bolt. High cut wood on operating rod, or low cut? L shaped flip over rear sight, or slider? Lot of variations. You might try emailing the folks at Numrich with the make of your carbine, and see what they can suggest. Go to the Numrich website, look over on lower left for FORUMS.
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Thank you for being extremely helpful. Thumbs up. | |
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| 01-26-2011, 03:59 AM | #9 | Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Third bunker on the right, Central Virginia Posts: 8,374 Liked 4 Times on 4 Posts
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Here is ONE example of a different sight- L shaped flip over-
And the one that Canebrake posted is a different style- so THAT's why you need to find out what you had in da first place. __________________
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| 01-26-2011, 05:38 PM | #10 | Moderator Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Belleville, Illinois Posts: 1,352 |
Cane, Thank you for your help.
c3shooter, I understand i need to figure that out now. I just had very little to work with speaking i got the gun with a scope already on it. My grand father was the previous owner and said the scope was also on it when he recieved it aswell. Time to do some research.
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