Flip Sight Fake or Real?

[albert]

Thanks for advice guys.

[Johnny in Texas]

Is the sight leaf marked .U. The fakes are real good these days need better pics with flash. It would be an Inland sight if the leaf is unmarked but the mill marks in the side look odd. post a pic with the tall aperture up from the front and another from the top straight down.

[albert]

Johnny, Thanks for help. Here are other pictures.

[Johnny P]

Some of the Inland sights were marked in addition to the S. This is an early Du-Lite blue sight with the W-I marking on the leaf.

[Johnny in Texas]

I think it is original to the carbine and real

[albert]

Thanks Johnny for looking it over. I'm guessing it is too. It s high probability but from what I'm learning here on the forum these things are never certainties. I guess the Germans had it right when they stamped SN numbers even on the screws of the old Mausers. Once again thanks for your learned opinion. --albert
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[Mike in NC]

I am not sure I like the look of those milling marks on the side of the base. They look a lot like those on the flip sights from certain sources in CA and MN. I will look at my real and repro Underwood sights and compare.

[albert]

Thanks Mike

[Tuna]

It's a real Underwood sight.

[Mike in NC]

I may be in the minority, but I don't think the OP's flip sight is real. The milling marks on the side are too uniform. The upper corners on the base are too rounded. The font of the "S" on the base is shaped wrong and is stamped much deeper that is the usual case. If the sight was removed, I would expect to see heavy circular milling on the base. I learned the hard way on this one, buying from a well known, respected, Carbine Club member who stung many others. I may very well be wrong, but that is my call from looking at couple of real Underwood flip sights and a high grade repro Underwood sight.

[wtmr]

fake

mike is correct

[albert]

How does the "snap in place" feel when you flip the two legs of the sight? Is there any wobble or is it tight?

[ebeeby]

The sight in my possession is as Mike in NC describes. The S font is very slightly different. Side mill marks are completely different and are circular emanating from the pin hole. The upper corners of the base are slightly less rounded. The S is lightly stamped and slightly cocked counter-clockwise. The S is also very slightly forward of being centered under the pin hole. The short sight blade is WI stamped on it and it is slightly cocked clockwise

[jimb]

I've just been sitting back and watching this discussion. I have to agree with WTMR and Mike. Its a good, but not perfect fake. Tuna, if you want to know why I feel that way, PM me on the other forum.