Arty rear sight finish

JimD · 10-16-2005, 01:19 PM

I just got the Arty that Tom Armstrong had for sale. Very nice, needs a good cleaning. I have the top end cleaned and I know that the rear sight scale should be in the white, but what about the fine tune sight blade?

It appears to have been finished the same as the scale but I'm not sure. There doesn't seem to be any bluing under the fine rust on it. Any ideas?

JimD · 10-18-2005, 07:15 PM

No one has any clue?

George Anderson · 10-18-2005, 08:02 PM

The scale/shaft is in the white. The so called "slider" assembly is fire blued, the rest is rust blued. The fine-tune sight blade may be fire blued also.

Big Norm · 10-19-2005, 02:15 AM

JimD,
George is right about the fire blueing, but age and condition of the artillery may have dulled the fire blueing so that it looks like old rust blueing.
Big Norm

Big Norm · 10-19-2005, 02:22 AM

JimD,
George is right about the fire blueing, but age and condition of the artillery may have dulled the fire blueing so that it looks like old, dull, rust blueing. The front blade should have been fire blued and, if it is an adjustible front sight, the screw should also be fire blued. If your rear sight is adjustible, then that screw should also be fire blued. The grip screws, toogle hinge pin and all internal pins were also fire blued. The internal pins may not have been fire blued for appearance so much as to have been case hardened. Internal pins also includes the toogles connecting pin and the extractors pin.
Big Norm

JimD · 10-19-2005, 11:59 AM

Thanks for all the info guys. It helps a lot.

10-16-2005, 01:19 PM	#1
JimD User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: South Carolina Posts: 184 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Arty rear sight finish I just got the Arty that Tom Armstrong had for sale. Very nice, needs a good cleaning. I have the top end cleaned and I know that the rear sight scale should be in the white, but what about the fine tune sight blade? It appears to have been finished the same as the scale but I'm not sure. There doesn't seem to be any bluing under the fine rust on it. Any ideas? __________________ "Dyin' aint much of a livin', boy".

10-18-2005, 07:15 PM	#2
JimD User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: South Carolina Posts: 184 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	No one has any clue? __________________ "Dyin' aint much of a livin', boy".

10-19-2005, 11:59 AM	#6
JimD User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: South Carolina Posts: 184 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Thanks for all the info guys. It helps a lot. __________________ "Dyin' aint much of a livin', boy".

10-18-2005, 08:02 PM	#3
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	The scale/shaft is in the white. The so called "slider" assembly is fire blued, the rest is rust blued. The fine-tune sight blade may be fire blued also.

10-19-2005, 02:15 AM	#4
Big Norm RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,864 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	JimD, George is right about the fire blueing, but age and condition of the artillery may have dulled the fire blueing so that it looks like old rust blueing. Big Norm

10-19-2005, 02:22 AM	#5
Big Norm RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,864 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	JimD, George is right about the fire blueing, but age and condition of the artillery may have dulled the fire blueing so that it looks like old, dull, rust blueing. The front blade should have been fire blued and, if it is an adjustible front sight, the screw should also be fire blued. If your rear sight is adjustible, then that screw should also be fire blued. The grip screws, toogle hinge pin and all internal pins were also fire blued. The internal pins may not have been fire blued for appearance so much as to have been case hardened. Internal pins also includes the toogles connecting pin and the extractors pin. Big Norm