Finished the Front Sight on the 1851
It was raining so I spent time in the shop cleaning up the 1851 front sight, re-shaping it, polishing and blueing it. I opened up the rear notch and we should be ready to go!
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Ele era velho.
Ele era corajoso.
Ele era feio.
Finished the Front Sight on the 1851
by Slow Hand 
, Indiana, Monday, September 18, 2023, 04:48 (368 days ago) @ JimT
Very good! Opening up that rear sight has helped me a bunch before. My 1963 51 navy had a pretty substantial notch in the hammer when I got it and I figured it had been opened up but I saw a couple other early Navy Arms models and they were similarly setup.
Finished the Front Sight on the 1851
by Creeker , Hardwoods, Monday, September 18, 2023, 15:33 (367 days ago) @ JimT
Do I ever need a wide rear sight.