I feel like I'm setting myself up for the kill zone. But I'm going in anyway. I'll try to set the stage a little. I'm trying to put my QHMC carbine with serial #1918xxx back as close as I can to it's time frame. Which of course will always be and remain a wanna-be.
It gets frustrating at times in dealing with what I will call soft parts. Stock and hand guard for one. Rear sights are next on my list because that is what I'm struggling for. They are indeed soft compared to say the receiver. They do get a lot of damage especially if they have traveled the battlefield. Now the bring backs.
The proud and true parts and finish correct ones. I love them, I respect everything about them.
It is indeed true honest history. Mess hall, medical aid station, radio station issue etc. True and incredible issues and yes bring backs. The history of that rifle should and will carry truth and honor. It is a gem indeed and is not beat up.
Back to point: I'm trying to build, and rear sights are so hard to come by. The fakes are so good nowadays and the real ones are damaged for the most part of course.
My delima: Does a person put a tired war worn proven original pitted and scarred rear sight on his semi-nice wanna be parts correct carbine that probably never saw battle?
To find a nice original is next too impossible as it gets.
My time correct stock and hand guard (purchased separate) does have some dings and scars. But over years of use and being sanded etc. The CC is barely visible. It remains a non-original. Simply because it is not the one it left the factory with. Yet it might could pass for possible field use.
The flip sight is the top of the carbine and the first of second notice. Adjustable sights get a boo! from the start. Followed of course with the bayonet lug. It's just the norm. So if flip sights, it's full on baby with the lookie loo.
Imagine: Looks real enough. But the rear sight is battle damage and your carbine is not.
Gonna tighten the noose on my neck for the lynch mob.
Bring backs.
Love em'. I have yet to see one battle worn. No person to my knowledge has ever claimed that either which is good. But it would be nice to see one other than in a museum.
My first impression of bring backs when I was new to this .. grandpops left Saipan wounded with his carbine that he also carried at Tarawa. That has been my mistaken belief.
I assume those from battle would go to the rebuild? From those that died bravely or were wounded. If you still can fight. I would assume that in time a field replace of some parts from others would be necessary for your trusted carbine? Hence once again a true bring back?
Question: Where do these battle scarred sights come from? I assume they are reusable yet don't show for many years later? The rebuild bin? The true blue.
Next stupid question.
Why keep battle scarred parts unless you have a battle scarred carbine to build or improve on?
If so. That puts it in a wanna be situation.
I'm just asking guys is all. I tend to over think things. My badd on that and I admit.
They always say the only stupid question is the one that never gets ask.
Kinda thinking I set the Barr pretty high on that.
Best to all.
------------- Lightning 330
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