Pete, EXACTLY! - that's the reason why those 'cheap' sight adjustment tools are fakes/copies. The majority of 'stuff' we notice is to create 'fantasy' because most collectors lack the understanding regarding the criteria/standards that were expected for the German Army during the wars without forgetting the harsh conditions where they fought battle. For example, how could a soldier turn a 'jammed' sight with a tiny tool having a thin handle when it was -20C while wearing gloves? In those freezing conditions, his numb hands were usually in his pockets keeping his nuts warm!!
The rod of a sight adjustment is brass because it does not corrode as easily as metal. Everything that was produced in Germany to exact specifications had a specific reason.
Albert
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