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Offline r5868

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1851 with rear sight
« on: April 07, 2016, 11:38:25 PM »
Came across this 1851 Navy for sale. First time I've seen one with a rear sight. Is this something that was done by a later owner or a limited run by Colt. There is still a V in the hammer.





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Offline LonesomePigeon

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Re: 1851 with rear sight
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2016, 12:28:45 AM »
It also has a blade front sight.
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Re: 1851 with rear sight
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2016, 04:11:20 AM »
While there were some Dragoons built with a barrel mounted rear sight, I am not sure if any 1851s were so built. 

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Re: 1851 with rear sight
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2016, 08:47:50 PM »
Rear sights on percussion 1851s were usually gunsmith installed.  One of the cartridge conversion models - I forget which one right now - had a rear sight.
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Re: 1851 with rear sight
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2016, 09:55:18 PM »
The first Richard's Mason conversions had the rear sight on the conversion ring. Later ones had it on the barrel. I would hazard a guess that that one was done in the 1870's after the last Conversion models came out.
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