Mod. 12 Tang Sights - Research Help Needed

[John Gyde]

You could spend a lot of time before you had all the variations. I don't have the Lymans in front of me, but the early ones had a flip-up aperture and the later ones has screw-in... Or the other way around. Lyman did make sights with windage, but I don't know if they made them for the M/12.

[umcpumpgun]

Parker Hale made a rear tang sight with windage marked for a mod 12 which I only have one example. They are much more common for the Win. pump gun. I have 3 Western Sight Co. 102-T marked for a mod 12. The early ones were marked Western Sight Co.,but the later ones were marked Redfield Sight Co. John Redfield founded the Western Sight co. in the early 1900's,but was forced to change it to Redfield after Western Ctg. sued him over the name. The 102-T mounts in the tang sight holes,but other than that it is really a receiver sight with windage. Some even have micrometer clicks. I have one in a green box with the grease paper inside and factory marked 4$ on the outside. There were some made identical to Marbles by a the predecesor of the marbles co.,but I can't recall the name of the co. Hope this helps.

[John Gyde]

I believe the name was Marbles Safety Axe.

[umcpumpgun]

I think the name I am thinking of is either Goss or Goff before it was Marbles???????????????????

[remington600]

There was also a Canadian company that made one as well. Can't quite remember the name, and I am currently out of state for work. Maybe Watkins??????

Billy Smith