Went back through conversations with Rick and we did discuss and did find some 99CD's with dovetails. I'd found at least 3 99CD's on the internet that had folding rear sights in a dovetail, and at least one also had screwholes for a Williams. Couldn't see the top of the barrel on the other two.

So yeah.. seen it before. A 1976/1977, a 1978, and a 1981. Just forgot.

Now I have to pull mine out and check that rear sight.. Well, mine is pretty much NIB so I'm not going to remove the rear sight, but I see no indication there's a dovetail under it. The discussion with Rick started because I noticed on the 99CD components catalog page that the barrel was shown with dovetail and screws for a Williams.

So it's possible, I suppose, that they all have dovetails under the Williams rear sight???????????

Here's a picture of one from fall of 1976.

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Another

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Holy cow... another

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And they keep coming... another

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