M1903 Springfield rear sight
I bought a USMC Springfield rifle from gunbroker and it has a weird thing with the rear sight that so far not a single person ive asked can explain. This rifle has many USMC features on it including a early USMC barrel, Hatcher hole, and stenciled matching bolt. The one weird thing on it is that the rear battle sight has been completley filed down to nothing. Just a flat surface. I can see where it seems to have been filed long ago. As the patina matches, I just cant figure out why someone would have done such a thing. If anyone has any insight or ideas as to why this is it would be much appreciated, thanks.
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Military rifles of that era had the fixed sights sighted at 300 yards to achieve a hit aimed at the center mass. It is possible the sight was filed down to a shorter sight-in distance, usually 100 yards. Maybe never finished filing the V notch. Good luck.
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I had a K98 Mauser that the rear sights lowest setting would shoot too high. It was set for 500 yards, so I filed the base down under the sight and got it low enough to hit a pie plate at 100 yards. I assume the same thing is happening with your sight, it just shoots too high. I haven't checked anywhere but you could search for a replacement, or even file a small notch, good luck on fixing it.
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