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Jbabcock,

Your ad features the early variant with the backwards mounted rear sight mounted via a dovetail over the chamber. This I suspect is why Gundoc's measurement exceeds 1.2".

My measurement coming from a later variant with the pedestal mounted sight:



This accounting for the 1/4 lb weight difference in barrels.