Recognize this muzzle cover?

[butlersrangers]

Here is the sight protector illustrated in Dr. Hudson's book, "Modern Rifle Shooting from the American Standpoint".


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[1563621]

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[1563621]

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[madsenshooter]

Paul's next brass project? Just kidding, looks to be more trouble than it would be worth, except for stopping pesky little mud daubers. I don't use sight covers on my Garand either.

[1563621]

I never used the site cover either, Just a different one.

[psteinmayer]

Interesting piece... but I bet it would be a pain in the A@# to reproduce without some specific tooling and machines. Would it be worth making one for Bob? I would have to say no since there are real Krag muzzle covers out there and available.

[dave]

Here is the sight protector illustrated in Dr. Hudson's book, "Modern Rifle Shooting from the American Standpoint".


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Not quite the same as posters.

[1563621]

It's very well done and I don't think little tommy made it in shop class. [no shop class in 1900]. Maybe another will turn up in 25 years.

[butlersrangers]

"Modern Rifle Shooting From The American Perspective" by Dr. Walter Guy Hudson (1903), page 40:

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[butlersrangers]

I imagine clever and handy shooters and gun implement companies were improvising Krag front sight protectors in the early 1900s. I am sure the U.S. armory 'issue' muzzle/sight cover did not protect, very well, the coatings of soot or 'blacking' that competitors put on their sight blades, during a match. '1563621' has a very interesting example of such a 'non-issue' device.