Flip Sight on Reising .308 Experimental Rifle

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   I noticed that Eugene Reising used what appears to be an RG-S'G' Saginaw M1 Carbine Type 1 flip sight on an experimental rifle (serial number X26) that he designed late in his life, based the M14.  I thought some here would want to see this.  It was probably just used out of convenience, as most of his other designs used Redfield Model 70-AT aperture sights, or fairly simple leaf sight designs.  I believe with this experimental rifle that did not see production, he was just trying to see if he could simplify the M14 using a tubular receiver, and many of the characteristics of his H&R Reising Model 50 Submachine Gun, which were also used on his Models 55, 60, 165, 150, 151, MC-58, T30, and M14 Simulator.

This rifle was sold at auction by Rock Island Auction Company in September 2017 for $28,750, and was also featured on ForgottenWeapons on YouTube.

Any comments are appreciated.

David Albert
dalbert@sturmgewehr.com