✅ SOLVED Old Iron Rifle Sight

[mick56]

I found this rifle sight in the bottom of a box of junk I bought at a rummage sale. Is there any way to tell what it is off of? The sight is just under 3" long, the front is dovetailed.View attachment 657616 View attachment 657616

 

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[allen_idaho]

That is the rear sight to a Marlin 336. I've got one just like it on mine.

 

[austin]

In truth it was a popular aftermarket replacement sight. My first gun, a 1939-40 Remington single shot had a terrible sight so dad bought this one and attached it. Now I wish I had the original, but this sight was really popular and came stock on some rifles too.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

In truth it was a popular aftermarket replacement sight. My first gun, a 1939-40 Remington single shot had a terrible sight so dad bought this one and attached it. Now I wish I had the original, but this sight was really popular and came stock on some rifles too.

True, I'm afraid putting a name to it will be next to impossible, it's called a "buck horn sight" and they've been in use for quite a long time. I suspect it's a stock sight off of something, that was replaced, or removed for a scope, but that's just from looking at the condition of the fine tuning screw.