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    Thank you Dick.

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    Dick,
    How were the slotless rear sight screws installed?

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    Had to have been done with a collet/clamping device of some sort. IF I am remembering correctly, the tool itself has never been found/identified. I suspect they might have been run in by hand as far as possible and then tightened with the tool. When removed they apparently used a little chisel, which explains the mutilated screws found today with two little stab marks. I have never seen a detailed description of the install process, but am GUESSING they may have installed the sight on the barrel before installing the leaf - either way the spring had to be compressed, and if the base was already on the barrel it might have saved a vice operation.

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    Thank you for the explanation. The collet tool makes sense to me.

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    Dick,
    Would the wider breech block be dated 1873 or another date?

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