Let me start off by saying I'm new to accuratereloading and what an excellent sight it is.<BR>I'm hopping someone can shed some light on a project of mine. I'm currently bringing an old Wundhammer back to life. I bought it roughly 10 years ago at a pawn shop in Southern California, I thought it was a neat old 1903 SPORTER with a quality walnut stock. Sense it didn't have a front sight I was just going to put on a period correct side mount like a Noske, then use it for the upcoming Elk Season. At that time I was refered from one of the gun blogs (can't remember which one) that I should contact Mike Petrov before doing so. I didn't know who Mr Petrov was at the time but I took the bloggers advice. I'm glad I did for two reasons, 1) after talking with Mr Petrov I developed an ongoing friendship with a fine gentleman. Mr Petrov s wealth of knowledge inhanced an even stronger passion then I already had for pre war sporting rifles. 2) After numerous conversations and emailed photos Mr.Petrov informed me that what I was about to destroy by drilling the side of the receiver was a Wundhammer rifle. The rifle was missing the front sight and front Ross sling swivel, as well as the long tailed Lyman peep sight. I found the correct peep sight years ago but have sense not continued the project.<BR>To make a long story shorter, I plan on moose hunting in Alaska this September and I would love to harvest a fine animal with this beautiful piece of America history.<BR><BR>Needed help for my project.<BR>1)I would love to get my hands on some close-up pics of the classic 1903 front sight used by Wundhammer to see if he has made any alterations to it or just kept it stock. <BR>2) the front sling swivel is missing, Mr Petrov said it should be a Ross swievel, to match the rear one which is still intact. The strange thing about this rifle is that the front swivel is not attached to the barrel with a band like all the other rifles Mr Petrov had seen. It was not a post construction modification because there is no evidence that the stock was inletted for the front sight band. <BR><BR>If any of you could help me with this project or know someone who can, please let me know. Thank you in advance.<BR>JonLooking for help with Wundhammer restoration. Front sight and sling swivelWundhammer front sightWundhammer front sling swivel

If you PM me your email address I can send close up photos of my Wundhammer sight and swivel. Do you have both of Michael's books ?

Your idea of taking the rifle on an Alaskan moose hunt sound like a good idea as you will learn a lot about why his rifles were so beloved by their owners.

Yes I do have both books

I also have a feature on Springfield sporters in the 2017 Gun Digest with a number of photos of the Wundhammer, Minar and a few others by myself and Petrov.