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Great book on the 1895 winchester !!!! I looked at a couple of my rifles this morning ,i have the express sights with and without the platinum line, and some marked 1,2,3 also some marked 50,100, and 200.

I remembered I had an early 1902 SRC with an express sight. Leaves are marked 50; 2nd is missing, assume would have been marked 100;& 200. Since the only calibers at the time of the Express sights use were the 30-30 and .303 I would guess that leaves marked 50, 100 and 200 would be correct for the 1899-F. Need to check that farther to verify.

Thanks Gene. I made the correction above.

Hi Gene

I was just reading this again. 34 C is usually on the smokeless powder rifles, among others, and fairly common on the Win Model 1894. I believe 34 B was on more of the black powder cartridge rifles, and others. This is in Madis' Winchester Sight Book and it's also in the back of the 1931 component parts catalog (pg. 389) that was reprinted by Roger Rule in 1984, "A Catalog Collection of the 20th Century WRACo." I think they are most often marked 50, 1 and 2. I had a D, the solid back was marked 50 on one side,100 on the other, middle leaf 2, and nothing on the third but the "D" on the underside. According to the Madis book, it should have also had a 3 on the tall leaf.

Thanks for the positive comments on the book guys.

This on a Low Wall special order from 1894...platinum lines...

Not sure this will be of any help. The only picture I have on my laptop of the rear sight on my model 1894 made in 1905, 30WCF. It's way in the back of the safe.

Mine has markings 50, 100, 200 on the front and definitely has the platinum line

Don can you distinguish dates for the markings? 123 or 50 100 200 and the platinum line?

Not really i would be just giving a wild guess. Maybe if i look thru some old winchester catalogs.

I am really interested in the dates of your Winchester when the platinum line disappeared.