|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 976
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 976 |
I like it, it’s like most of mine, Old and has character.
If your a leftist, whatever Donald Trump says or does, that pisses you off rest assured, I am a Happy Camper!
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 23,085
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 23,085 |
Neat rifle. I should look so good if I make it to 90 years of age!
"You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz
"Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 2,697
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 2,697 |
Rare to find a unmolested Model 54, much less with the original sling hooks! Change out the rear sight with a Lyman 6W and your good to go. If the sling can be verified as original issue for that period, its icing on the cake!
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 2,697
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 2,697 |
That is a rifle with lots of character, think of the tales that it could tell!
I don't think that the rear sight is original. The rear sight itself isn’t I need to find a Lyman 6W. But the Lyman 48W is period correct. They did come from the factory with the 48W on them. When they had the 48W on them they had the Lyman 6W on them. If your stock is factory inlet for the Lyman 48W (looks like it may be) the factory supplied a flat Lyman 12S slot blank in the rear dovetail. That full buckhorn is a valuable sight. From what I read the model 54 did not come like that. They came with two types of rear sights if the rifle didn’t come with the Lyman 48W then it had a Lyman 66W rear sight. If the rifle came with the Lyman 48W then it had the Lyman 6W rear sight. The Lyman 12S slot was something Started possibly on the model 54 NRA standard rifles then continued on with the pre64 model 70. Tell me more about this buckhorn sight? The rear sight appears to be a Marble sporting leaf No.71 full buckhorn rear sight. I'm not sure what they are worth these days.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 9,389
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 9,389 |
Great rifle with tons of character and unmolested. It is almost as much of a treasure as finding a woman that would buy it for you. Well done sir!
I am always looking for factory wood stocks!
|
|
|
|
|
521 members (1234, 007FJ, 1beaver_shooter, 17CalFan, 1lessdog, 01Foreman400, 62 invisible),
2,465
guests, and
1,306
robots. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,191,553
Posts18,473,018
Members73,940
| |
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|
|
|
