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What year did they start putting tang sights on Model 8's?
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2020 3:17 pm
by Trepang
I am new to Model 8's. Recently bought a 1922 model in .35 Rem. It has a buckhorn sight and no tang mounted peep sight.
I believe the gun is all original but I am not sure.
What year did Remington begin putting the tang peep sights on the Model 8's?
Thanks in advance.
Re: What year did they start putting tang sights on Model 8's?
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2020 4:44 pm
by 81police
I would say from the very beginning, at least evidence would support Remington's intention there. This by the pre-drilled & tapped tang screw found on the very earliest of rifles from 1906. Peeps were always factory options.
Re: What year did they start putting tang sights on Model 8's?
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 4:15 am
by Trepang
Gotcha. Thanks for the info. If I understand you correctly, if they were optional, it is possible that my rifle never had them?
Re: What year did they start putting tang sights on Model 8's?
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:41 pm
by 81police
correct. Especially if the original tang screw is present and the tang blueing is not outlined from where a peep once was.
Re: What year did they start putting tang sights on Model 8's?
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:56 pm
by Trepang
Just got back from picking it up at the FFL. The screw is present and there are no scratches or discoloration to indicate it ever had a peep sight on it.
The front sight is stamped Lyman and is press fitted into the dove tail - no screw on it.
Re: What year did they start putting tang sights on Model 8's?
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 2:31 pm
by Draken_J35
Good to know, mine - obviously - has tang sights, and I was wondering whether that was something that could help establish its age (the serials are a bit corroded), but it isn't.
Now I should maybe finish my report on
this property in Spain before New Year hits, instead of browsing sites about weapons thrice my age
