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Old 07-23-2020, 07:42 AM   #14
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I purchased the gun from Rock Island. Serial No. 69903. Manufacture date May 7 - October 8, 1888. My gunsmith told me it was a tapered sight. Does that help? I’ll learn how to add pictures. Thanks everyone.
If it is a tapered sight, then it likely was not original.
The standard parker sight was a threaded nickel silver bead. With a numner 2 threaded post. Other sights such as irory could have been special ordered.

Your gunsmith may just have to fire up his lathe and turn something for it.
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