Repro Navy sights?

Grimpo · 07-17-2013, 07:29 AM

I have purchased a reproduction of the navy rear sight at Germany about 3 years ago. If I remember good, price was about EUR 400.

Link to seller bellow:

http://www.cds-ehrenreich.de/ersatzteile/

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While I have previous (and really bad) experiences with another two replicas of this navy toogle sight, I would like to warning anybody from purchasing this two replicas:

1. Nice looking, machined replica. If you will see that the grid at toogle is turned by 90 degrees, than you should to know that this replica doesn´t have any heat treatment. I fired about 35 low power target rounds. After that the hairline crack has been on the toogle.

2. Pood looking replica, probably casted to the sand form? Really poor and cheep look. Makes you to vomit when you look at that parody to the toogle grid. Also without heat treatment.
I tested it with 50 rounds of factory ammo. It works, found no crack, bud I took it away and never install again.

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That repro from CDS is simply great. Perhaps there is little bit more lpi at the grid than at the original, but it looks and works great. Diamond file for fitting necessary. It´s has damn good heat treatment. Factory bluing is poor, stained and brown. Rebluing needed. The "V" cut is little bit smaller for me, I like it more deep.

I do not know why, but cca last year those toogle repro is not on the list.

While I am from Czech Republic and I already had been in contact with CDS, if anybody here is interested about, I can ask CDS if there is or will be some for sale again.

07-17-2013, 07:29 AM	#6
Grimpo User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 13 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I have purchased a reproduction of the navy rear sight at Germany about 3 years ago. If I remember good, price was about EUR 400. Link to seller bellow: http://www.cds-ehrenreich.de/ersatzteile/ --- While I have previous (and really bad) experiences with another two replicas of this navy toogle sight, I would like to warning anybody from purchasing this two replicas: 1. Nice looking, machined replica. If you will see that the grid at toogle is turned by 90 degrees, than you should to know that this replica doesn´t have any heat treatment. I fired about 35 low power target rounds. After that the hairline crack has been on the toogle. 2. Pood looking replica, probably casted to the sand form? Really poor and cheep look. Makes you to vomit when you look at that parody to the toogle grid. Also without heat treatment. I tested it with 50 rounds of factory ammo. It works, found no crack, bud I took it away and never install again. --- That repro from CDS is simply great. Perhaps there is little bit more lpi at the grid than at the original, but it looks and works great. Diamond file for fitting necessary. It´s has damn good heat treatment. Factory bluing is poor, stained and brown. Rebluing needed. The "V" cut is little bit smaller for me, I like it more deep. I do not know why, but cca last year those toogle repro is not on the list. While I am from Czech Republic and I already had been in contact with CDS, if anybody here is interested about, I can ask CDS if there is or will be some for sale again. Last edited by Grimpo; 07-18-2013 at 12:56 PM.