4/5/2024 0 Comments Lyman rifle scope historyI’m hoping that what I’ll see when I examine it next week, is what you describe here – no cut-out on the stock. ![]() If you can post a photo, or send to me to post we can probably give you an answer about factory correct or not… Note that I’m not talking target models here… That’s a whole other topic… So, if factory, a pre-’47 gun with a Lyman 48WJS would have the stock cut-out and target knobs, a ’47-’49 gun with a Lyman 48WJS would have no cut-out (beyond a small “dimple” for the elevation staff that still protruded a bit below the base and maybe a horizontal mark where the coved base dug into the stock wood) and target knobs, and a post ’49 gun with a Lyman 48WJS was either ordered that way or (more likely) had the sight added by the owner. Correct me if I’m wrong, Steve… I think that the coin slotted “hunter knobs” on Lyman 48 sights did not arrive until the early ’50s. Insofar as I know, all these factory-installed receiver sights had “target knobs”. Hence, a ’48 rifle with a Lyman 48WJS and no cut out in the stock could very well be factory original (or at least correct)… The Lyman 48WJS option was still cataloged from 1947-1949, but these had the bases that did not require a cut out in the stock. ![]() Prior to 1947, the Lyman 48WJS was of the “full block” base variety that required a rectangular cut out in the stock.
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