Re: Another tool ID needed XI

I'm sure it could be used for gaskets but that wasn't how it was marked, the answer it not far off from your response, very similar but for a different purpose.

Rob

Niel.

On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 06:52:23 -0600, njf>badger wrote (in article ):

virtually all military bolt rifles of that era had those large range markings.

-Bruce

Well, it wasn't uncommon for Mauser (and Arisaka) rifles to have _very_ optimistic ranges calibrated on the rear sights. In WWII, the Japanese even added "wings" to the side of this basic sight arrangement, so that aircraft could be targeted (note I didn't say "effectively") by the ground troops. That was seen as more of a psychological factor than an actual tactical advantage; rather than saying "You can't do anything about these aircraft strafing you", it was a "...and here's how to use the aircraft sight on your rifle". Not effective there, not effective at 2000 meters/yards, but the sights are calibrated for it.

Dave Hinz

Perhaps #140 is used to make barley twist carving ? .

That gun sight, # 141 might it possibly be from a Mauser Broomhandle pistol?

Well the boers were shooting at that range with their muzzle and breech loading doubles, against a group them big bullets were quite effective!

Thanks for the info, did you ever decide which one it is?

Rob

Possibly, I'll have to look into this one.

It's a gun sight, still not exactly sure for what weapon.

Didn't get a chance last night, will try to tonight.

Dave

On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 12:26:51 -0600, HannahR wrote (in article ):

Nope, pistol sights usually only go to a few hundred meters.

I'm sure now it's a Mauser sight, problem is there are _many_ variations of Mauser rifles 8^)

Is the sight a "V" shaped notch or a "U" shape? My Mauser book doesn't go into details on sights, but from my experience carbine sights usually are shorter range, maybe up to "1800" so It most probably is from a full rifle. Given that the shortest range is 300, it's probably a pre-WWII rifle since many countries adopted 100 as the short range position in the 30's

-Bruce

It's newer than 1896, but older than the 1901 design. I don't have anything between those two for a direct comparison, though, and my Mauser book is currently out on loan. But I think we're down to a 5 year span. And it should not be bent.

Agreed.

Agreed. Also the two buttons for adjustment imply earlier rather than later. The rounded tabs are less work to make than the more square ones as in the M96 Swedish mauser (and M93 Spanish), so I think it's newer than that. By '01 the slider has been redesigned.

Dave Hinz

Thanks for the info, the sight is "V" shaped.

Rob