It’s tapped but no sign a rear sight was ever attached. Others may know much better but I was told that you would be able to tell if the sight was originally installed and had been removed. Still has the front hood. https://imgur.com/a/rOzBj2c

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Originally posted by Kynoch:
It’s tapped but no sign a rear sight was ever attached. Others may know much better but I was told that you would be able to tell if the sight was originally installed and had been removed. Still has the front hood. https://imgur.com/a/rOzBj2c

Very cool. That rifle hits all the right spots - lovely.

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Originally posted by Kynoch:
It’s tapped but no sign a rear sight was ever attached. Others may know much better but I was told that you would be able to tell if the sight was originally installed and had been removed. Still has the front hood. https://imgur.com/a/rOzBj2c

My grandfather had a Mauser in .404 Jeffery.
It had a peep sight similar to the rifle in the picture, but we left the screw-in disc off the rifle to turn it into a "ghost ring". It worked very very well.

Thanks Baxter. It’s a cool gun and feel lucky to have come across it.

Is that a super grade? I see a black forend tip.

If you have a peep, then nix the barrel rear sight, it gets in the way big time on a DG rifle and its not suitable on any rifle unless it folds down out of the way..I simply does not work aligning two sights at the same time.

Kda55, yes it’s a Super Grade. I believe that all .458s were.

Very nice, thank you.

Most reliable sight for a true big bore in my opinion.

Baxter,
One should keep his barrel clean of scope bases, rear iron sight other than perhaps a flip down in a barrel dove tail. if you have scope bases on the action, be sure the allow a clear view of the front sight.. I also prefer a thinner post than most Ive seen and with a peep or V..