Now that it's gotten cold and snowed some, it's time for me to do indoor gun stuff. One of the guns that I want to do just a little work on is an old Winchester 1894 in .32WS. Other than being old (around 1903) and very well used, it needs a fore end cap screw and some sight work. Here's the deal:
I'm pretty sure that the front sight did not come from the factory. It's a Lyman folding globe sight. Originally, it would have had a pearl bead for the post, but that's long gone. Also, the "globe" has cracked in the middle. It would have been appropriate for a peep sight, but there are no receiver screw holes nor does it appear that the tang screws have been turned.
In the rear, it's got a buckhorn sight that I think is original, but with no elevator.
So, my questions are: what sight is correct for the front and what elevator is correct for the rear? Or if the rear is not correct (I seem to remember seeing a funky looking .32WS rear sight), what's the right one?
The screw I've got covered
I'm pretty sure that the front sight did not come from the factory. It's a Lyman folding globe sight. Originally, it would have had a pearl bead for the post, but that's long gone. Also, the "globe" has cracked in the middle. It would have been appropriate for a peep sight, but there are no receiver screw holes nor does it appear that the tang screws have been turned.
In the rear, it's got a buckhorn sight that I think is original, but with no elevator.
So, my questions are: what sight is correct for the front and what elevator is correct for the rear? Or if the rear is not correct (I seem to remember seeing a funky looking .32WS rear sight), what's the right one?
The screw I've got covered