WTB REPRO Artillery Rear Sight Assy

CorporalGungee · 12-12-2013, 02:54 PM

I just came across a Artillery barrel assy in poor condition and am looking to put a shooter together . I havn't gooten it yet so who knows how bad the bore really is ?

George Anderson · 12-12-2013, 03:03 PM

I believe I have two rear toggles and a rear sight for an artillery.

CorporalGungee · 12-12-2013, 03:33 PM

is the sight a repro , as I don't want to send too much on this ?

alanint · 12-12-2013, 04:28 PM

Not sure I'd be comfortable firing this set-up. How is the bore?

ithacaartist · 12-12-2013, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by alanint

Not sure I'd be comfortable firing this set-up. How is the bore?

Up top, he mentioned that he didn't know but would find out when it arrives. So...we're all waiting.

It could go either way. the amount of overall rust on the outside is truly frightening, I agree. It might clean up to be a little better, but the damage looks bad in the pics. However, the shot of the underside of the extension shows rust on the rails, but not so much on the breech block, etc. inside. We saw another posting of a rusty Luger not too long ago, which yielded internals that were basically intact. So there is a glimmer of hope. The big question is the bore, so we must wait to see if/how much damage is in there after the pistol is delivered to Gungee's now hopelessly addicted hands!

lugerholsterrepair · 12-12-2013, 06:21 PM

I have done several like this..soak in oil, take it completely apart and use a round wire brush chucked into a drill. Get all the rust off. Inspect.

CorporalGungee · 12-12-2013, 11:56 PM

I have had a couple of guns that were dug up out of the ground and one was just as bad if not worse ; and after a very though clean up were in shooting condition --- "but" ugly though . It seems that internally they only rust so far as to fill up the clearance gaps and then kind of stop , and the outside is always the worse .

lugerholsterrepair · 12-13-2013, 12:01 AM

Paul..It seems that internally they only rust so far as to fill up the clearance gaps and then kind of stop , and the outside is always the worse.

That's what I have found as well. I had to beat one apart with a hammer...good shooter now though!

CorporalGungee · 12-13-2013, 12:05 AM

I found a rear sight leaf without the slide in rough condition ; so I am still looking for the base , slide & spring

sheepherder · 12-13-2013, 10:33 AM

George, if Paul is not interested in your artillery rear sight, I believe I may be...

(Got to post this here before Ed comes down like the Wrath Of God on Paul for posting in the wrong forum)

George Anderson · 12-13-2013, 11:19 AM

Looks like I need to back this sight business up as I'm getting PMs etc. wanting one. I thought I had a couple of them but have only found one so far. That which I'm able to lay hands on is a post 1917 without fine-tune adjustment. It is expertly made but lacks a serial number. It may be a 1930s Mauser made sight as it has, what could be, Farsi markings on the bottom.

I will check my tool box to see if I have another. If I do I will sell one of them for $200.

CorporalGungee · 12-16-2013, 11:11 PM

I got it in the mail this afternoon , and the verdict is in . The bore looks like it needs a good cleaning but is very strong and shootable ! The working surfaces internally all look good and the breech bolt looks fine too , as well as the extractor too .
It is misiing all the small parts , firing pin , spring & guide , recoil spring sturip , ejector , sear assy and of course the rear sight assy .
I do have a rear sight leaf with the fine tune , but no spring , slide or base .
I'm looking to fill it up with repro parts to finnish it off .

CorporalGungee · 12-26-2013, 06:44 AM

I'm thinking of using a EER Pistol Scope that I have that is very similar to the Thompson Center LOBO , only much smaller , about the size of my middle finger . It uses the same mounting system , recoil proof rail mount , the base of it would need to be modifies to fit the rear sight dovetail . The eye / sight picture alignment seems to be very critical to get a good sight picture . I don't know if would be legal to use a stock with this type of setup though ? Thoughts ?

ithacaartist · 12-26-2013, 03:17 PM

Nope, not legal. The fine point here is that particular stocks, or their fairly accurate reproductions have been exempted from the no-stock rule, but only for the models of pistol which would originally have used that style. Navy stock with a Navy gun, Artie stock with an Artillery, and Carbine stock with a Carbine. Your stock looks closest in form to one for a Carbine, but apparently not close enough in form to be exempted--hence Dwight's "or any other Luger" comment on the other thread.

CorporalGungee · 12-26-2013, 03:44 PM

"Your stock looks closest in form to one for a Carbine, but apparently not close enough in form to be exempted--hence Dwight's "or any other Luger" comment on the other thread. "

I'm not too sure what it is that your saying here , as I do not have a stock as of yet ? I was thinking of getting an REPRO Artillery stock / holster to use with this . But was not sure and actually doubted that it would be legal if I put the the little EER scope on the Artillery barrel assembly . I was mainly thinking of doing this as I am having trouble finding a REPO rear sight .

John Sabato · 12-26-2013, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by sheepherder

George, if Paul is not interested in your artillery rear sight, I believe I may be...

(Got to post this here before Ed comes down like the Wrath Of God on Paul for posting in the wrong forum)

Here Rich... I fixed your avatar... but you will have to install it...

sheepherder · 02-28-2014, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by John Sabato

Here Rich... I fixed your avatar... but you will have to install it...

John -

I didn't see your post until today, when I checked George's post to see what he sold his artillery rear sight for......I'm confused...

You don't like me??? You don't like sheep??? You don't like Serta mattresses???

John Sabato · 02-28-2014, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by sheepherder

John -

I didn't see your post until today, when I checked George's post to see what he sold his artillery rear sight for......I'm confused...

You don't like me??? You don't like sheep??? You don't like Serta mattresses???

No that's not it...to all three questions... I just thought I would save you from the copyright infringement suit by Serta for using their trademark...since the ZERO didn't appear in any of their commercials this image can be your own

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ithacaartist · 02-28-2014, 04:33 PM

I saw, just a couple of days ago, a rear sight assembly mounted to a "sleeve" that looked like it would slip over a barrel...but I can't find it today. One might fit from one such as these http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replica-Germ...item19e3bc9a65, or perhaps there is a cast spare part available alone from the manufacturer, presuming you're after form, not originality.

CorporalGungee · 02-28-2014, 04:38 PM

I saw the one mounted on a sleeve sold on ebay for $158-- as I recall . I saw going to bid on it and actually fell asleep ! as the saying goes , "you snooze you louse" .

12-12-2013, 02:54 PM	#1
CorporalGungee User Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 33 Thanks: 12 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	WTB REPRO Artillery Rear Sight Assy I just came across a Artillery barrel assy in poor condition and am looking to put a shooter together . I havn't gooten it yet so who knows how bad the bore really is ? Attached Thumbnails

12-12-2013, 06:21 PM	#6
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,771 Thanks: 4,928 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	I have done several like this..soak in oil, take it completely apart and use a round wire brush chucked into a drill. Get all the rust off. Inspect. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

12-13-2013, 12:01 AM	#8
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,771 Thanks: 4,928 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	Paul..It seems that internally they only rust so far as to fill up the clearance gaps and then kind of stop , and the outside is always the worse. That's what I have found as well. I had to beat one apart with a hammer...good shooter now though! __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

12-13-2013, 10:33 AM	#10
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,182 Thanks: 1,400 Thanked 4,442 Times in 2,330 Posts	George, if Paul is not interested in your artillery rear sight, I believe I may be... (Got to post this here before Ed comes down like the Wrath Of God on Paul for posting in the wrong forum) __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

12-26-2013, 03:17 PM	#14
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,342 Thanks: 7,264 Thanked 2,569 Times in 1,363 Posts	Nope, not legal. The fine point here is that particular stocks, or their fairly accurate reproductions have been exempted from the no-stock rule, but only for the models of pistol which would originally have used that style. Navy stock with a Navy gun, Artie stock with an Artillery, and Carbine stock with a Carbine. Your stock looks closest in form to one for a Carbine, but apparently not close enough in form to be exempted--hence Dwight's "or any other Luger" comment on the other thread. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

12-12-2013, 03:03 PM	#2
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,528 Times in 787 Posts	I believe I have two rear toggles and a rear sight for an artillery.

12-12-2013, 03:33 PM	#3
CorporalGungee User Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 33 Thanks: 12 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	is the sight a repro , as I don't want to send too much on this ?

12-12-2013, 04:28 PM	#4
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Not sure I'd be comfortable firing this set-up. How is the bore?

12-12-2013, 11:56 PM	#7
CorporalGungee User Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 33 Thanks: 12 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	I have had a couple of guns that were dug up out of the ground and one was just as bad if not worse ; and after a very though clean up were in shooting condition --- "but" ugly though . It seems that internally they only rust so far as to fill up the clearance gaps and then kind of stop , and the outside is always the worse .

12-13-2013, 12:05 AM	#9
CorporalGungee User Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 33 Thanks: 12 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	I found a rear sight leaf without the slide in rough condition ; so I am still looking for the base , slide & spring

12-13-2013, 11:19 AM	#11
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,528 Times in 787 Posts	Looks like I need to back this sight business up as I'm getting PMs etc. wanting one. I thought I had a couple of them but have only found one so far. That which I'm able to lay hands on is a post 1917 without fine-tune adjustment. It is expertly made but lacks a serial number. It may be a 1930s Mauser made sight as it has, what could be, Farsi markings on the bottom. I will check my tool box to see if I have another. If I do I will sell one of them for $200.

12-16-2013, 11:11 PM	#12
CorporalGungee User Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 33 Thanks: 12 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	I got it in the mail this afternoon , and the verdict is in . The bore looks like it needs a good cleaning but is very strong and shootable ! The working surfaces internally all look good and the breech bolt looks fine too , as well as the extractor too . It is misiing all the small parts , firing pin , spring & guide , recoil spring sturip , ejector , sear assy and of course the rear sight assy . I do have a rear sight leaf with the fine tune , but no spring , slide or base . I'm looking to fill it up with repro parts to finnish it off .

12-26-2013, 06:44 AM	#13
CorporalGungee User Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 33 Thanks: 12 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	I'm thinking of using a EER Pistol Scope that I have that is very similar to the Thompson Center LOBO , only much smaller , about the size of my middle finger . It uses the same mounting system , recoil proof rail mount , the base of it would need to be modifies to fit the rear sight dovetail . The eye / sight picture alignment seems to be very critical to get a good sight picture . I don't know if would be legal to use a stock with this type of setup though ? Thoughts ?

12-26-2013, 03:44 PM	#15
CorporalGungee User Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 33 Thanks: 12 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	"Your stock looks closest in form to one for a Carbine, but apparently not close enough in form to be exempted--hence Dwight's "or any other Luger" comment on the other thread. " I'm not too sure what it is that your saying here , as I do not have a stock as of yet ? I was thinking of getting an REPRO Artillery stock / holster to use with this . But was not sure and actually doubted that it would be legal if I put the the little EER scope on the Artillery barrel assembly . I was mainly thinking of doing this as I am having trouble finding a REPO rear sight .

02-28-2014, 04:33 PM	#19
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,342 Thanks: 7,264 Thanked 2,569 Times in 1,363 Posts	I saw, just a couple of days ago, a rear sight assembly mounted to a "sleeve" that looked like it would slip over a barrel...but I can't find it today. One might fit from one such as these http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replica-Germ...item19e3bc9a65, or perhaps there is a cast spare part available alone from the manufacturer, presuming you're after form, not originality. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

02-28-2014, 04:38 PM	#20
CorporalGungee User Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 33 Thanks: 12 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	I saw the one mounted on a sleeve sold on ebay for $158-- as I recall . I saw going to bid on it and actually fell asleep ! as the saying goes , "you snooze you louse" .