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Winchester 1876 Tang Sight

elcabio
Hi there,
I am new to this and just had a question about an 1876 tang sight. I picked up a Stevens favorite a while back that had a tang sight in it. I took it off a few days ago and saw the number 76 stamped on it. Did some looking and from some pictures it seems to be an original. I am not aware of any reproductions but I don't know a lot about this type of sight or any others. Link goes to a picture of what mine looks like: http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/winchester-model-1876-tang-sight-0
Mine seems to have been refinished and there seems to have been another hole put in it but it looks to have been done on very well, possibly by a machinist. Any info would be of great help. Thanks.
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  • Bert H.
    The sight in the link you provided is a Mid-range vernier tang sight, and in the later production years, it was listed as a No. 38-A.

    The tang sight hole spacing for most of the Winchester firearms was 2.175 inches. For most of the Stevens rifles, the hole spacing was 1.50 inches. The extra (third) hole in the sight you refer to is not original, and it was added to adapt the sight intended for a Winchester to fit the Stevens rifle you found it on. Unfortunately, that extra hole in the sight base and the refinish work has destroyed a fair amount of the collector value.
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  • elcabio
    Thanks for the info. Mine is in good condition other than the refinish and hole. What is a fair price for this sight. I looked in a few books and saw that nice originals go for $600 to $1000 depending. Is mine somewhere in the $200 - $300 range. Thanks again.
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  • Bert H.
    With the refinish and the extra hole, you would being doing real well to get $100 for it. High quality reproduction sights sell for $200 or so.
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