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Hugh · 04-25-2002, 10:28 PM

The S&W is doing great.

I quote from Skeeters's article:

"Meshing the sight with the Luger toggle is simple work for a milling machine. A Rockwell C-scale hardness test showed that the heat-treated skin of the toggle could be easily ground off to expose soft metal that could be handled by the milling machine.

The original sight was ground off with a surface grinder, the position for the new dovetail slot scribed, and the hard surface ground away with a hand grinder. The new dovetail was milled, and the tiny new adjustable sight was pressed into place over a coat of LocTite.

The result was an extremely neat, attractive rear sight that conforms to the general shape of the original Navy rear, but is much smaller and many times more effecient."

The picture accompaning the article shows the dovetail cut in the rear flat of the toggle next to where the hump of the rear sight starts. This puts it ahead of the axle hole so that no metal is removed to weaken that area.

UMMMMMM- think I will replace those two sights on that HP and Commander and make me a couple of Luger adjustables.

04-25-2002, 10:28 PM	#16
Hugh RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Swamp Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 2 Thanked 166 Times in 65 Posts	Skeeter Skelton's Luger The S&W is doing great. I quote from Skeeters's article: "Meshing the sight with the Luger toggle is simple work for a milling machine. A Rockwell C-scale hardness test showed that the heat-treated skin of the toggle could be easily ground off to expose soft metal that could be handled by the milling machine. The original sight was ground off with a surface grinder, the position for the new dovetail slot scribed, and the hard surface ground away with a hand grinder. The new dovetail was milled, and the tiny new adjustable sight was pressed into place over a coat of LocTite. The result was an extremely neat, attractive rear sight that conforms to the general shape of the original Navy rear, but is much smaller and many times more effecient." The picture accompaning the article shows the dovetail cut in the rear flat of the toggle next to where the hump of the rear sight starts. This puts it ahead of the axle hole so that no metal is removed to weaken that area. UMMMMMM- think I will replace those two sights on that HP and Commander and make me a couple of Luger adjustables.