LOL, cool bit of history there Sir Ron, speaking of copper pennies, i file cut one out and made a sight for it after Saint Bagwell left us, don't have the tools he uses to make them, but have witnessed him making several for my other rifles, the original front sight blade on the old rifle had became loose, i didn't want to lose it, and was certainly not going to peen the sight base tighter, so, wheat pennies being a bit thicker, i got my files out.
Did i happen to mention knife filing a sight blade out will make your finger tips sore? no shop vise, no grabbing with pliers, found a crack in the top of my casting table that held the penny good on one end while i hung onto the other running the files.
I'll keep the original blade along with the near worn through forearm.
