Hello all,
A little over a year ago my grandfather passed away and my father left me in possession of one of his rifles.
According to him the rifle was my great-grandfathers purchased after he returned from WWI as a civilian sporter because he enjoyed the rifle in the war. He passed away when he was young and my grandfather made a cedar box for it and hardly touched it. It's a Gew98 8mm Mauser dated 1916 Danzig, all numbers matching, in a sporter stock (not a chopped military stock). I'm not sure what the rifle looked like originally.
On it is a Pacific S.F. CA peep sight that is in really rough shape, and a Redfield blade front sight. The peep sight doesn't seem like it was designed for the rifle as it is set way left with scratch marks to show where the center is. The factory center on the peep sight is way right of the bore. I'm looking at replacing the peep sight with a Williams FP-98 but I am concerned that the tapped holes and/or threading might be different.
The holes on the receiver from center to center are almost exactly 0.6 inch. I can't seem to find information on what the Williams would require.
Would someone more knowledgeable be able to direct me on Williams info or identifying compatibility?
Thank you in advance.
A little over a year ago my grandfather passed away and my father left me in possession of one of his rifles.
According to him the rifle was my great-grandfathers purchased after he returned from WWI as a civilian sporter because he enjoyed the rifle in the war. He passed away when he was young and my grandfather made a cedar box for it and hardly touched it. It's a Gew98 8mm Mauser dated 1916 Danzig, all numbers matching, in a sporter stock (not a chopped military stock). I'm not sure what the rifle looked like originally.
On it is a Pacific S.F. CA peep sight that is in really rough shape, and a Redfield blade front sight. The peep sight doesn't seem like it was designed for the rifle as it is set way left with scratch marks to show where the center is. The factory center on the peep sight is way right of the bore. I'm looking at replacing the peep sight with a Williams FP-98 but I am concerned that the tapped holes and/or threading might be different.
The holes on the receiver from center to center are almost exactly 0.6 inch. I can't seem to find information on what the Williams would require.
Would someone more knowledgeable be able to direct me on Williams info or identifying compatibility?
Thank you in advance.
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