45/70 1873 Springfield Cavalry Carbine

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Re: 45/70 1873 Springfield Cavalry Carbine

Post by deadin » Tue Sep 02, 2014 9:12 pm

the rear sight was held to the receiver by rivits.
Those are not rivets, they are slotless screws......
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