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Lyman Tang Sight

vandj1318
Hello All,

I picked up a Lyman tang sight that's stamped "WF". According to Stroebel's book it's for a Winchester Model 52. After viewing quite a few 52's here on GB, not one even has a tang to mount something so old let alone need on that type of target rifle. What am I missing? Thank you.

Jim
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  • vandj1318
    I am trying to put an Old Lyman 1A Tang sight on my 94 ( Pre Drilled holes from factory). The sight is off to my right when I look down it. Would someone please tell me how you fix it.

    I can shim it but what would you use? I could sand it?

    Rex
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  • charliemeyer007
    Hard to say. Factory miss stamps happened. Bubba stamped it himself to increase the value. Made up of parts by bubba.

    post a pic.
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  • rufe-snow
    It not only Stroebel. Stoeger's 1940 Shooter's Bible, has a Lyman sight section.

    One of the Lyman sights they illustrate. Is the Model 103 tang sight. The ad notes it for the Winchester Model 52, along with other Winchester Models.

    It was attached to the rifles cocking piece, by a male dovetail on the base of the sight. Either a special adapter with a female dovetail, was attached to the cocking piece. Or the cocking piece itself was machined for a female dovetail.

    They must have been pretty rare? Never seen a 52 with a tang sight attached to the bolt. Only conventional receiver sights.
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  • mrmike08075
    Maybe for an early sporter model - the one that looks like a hunting rifle or boys rifle profile not like a target gun...

    I suspect...

    Mike
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  • vandj1318
    As a matter of fact it is a 103. Right now it's 2 3/8" to the aperture. This thing would really be up there. Would you mind telling me what the other models are?

    Did the early Sporters have a tang to mount to?
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  • rufe-snow
    quote:Originally posted by vandj1318
    As a matter of fact it is a 103. Right now it's 2 3/8" to the aperture. This thing would really be up there. Would you mind telling me what the other models are?

    Did the early Sporters have a tang to mount to?


    Stoeger's, (1940). Win. Models 90,52,61,62,64,92,94,53 & 55. Also certain Savage/Stevens and Marlin rifles.

    I don't know much about early Win. Model 52's. Don't recall ever seeing one with a exposed tang.
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  • vandj1318
    I'm thinkin' Marlin or Stevens has the hole centers are at 1 1/2".
    Thanks for the info.
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