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To: Swordmaker
One additional thought. I notice the gun does not have a rear sight... apparently one has to use the hammer's firing blade as the rear sight. Either that or this IS a prototype of a new model that hasn't quite been thought out.

Right. The firing blade makes a nifty rear site when the gun is cocked - that's all you've got.
53 posted on 12/24/2004 12:40:51 AM PST by Jaysun (DEMOCRATS: "We need to be more effective at fooling people.")
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To: Jaysun
Right. The firing blade makes a nifty rear site when the gun is cocked - that's all you've got.

On the other hand, Colt got along quite well with a notch in the hammer as the rear sight on its percussion models. But then they didn't have a top strap to groove like the later Single Actions.

It might be another example of corner cutting to provide a "discount" reseller branded gun.

55 posted on 12/24/2004 12:50:34 AM PST by Swordmaker (Tagline now open, please ring bell.)
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