Flip Sight From S'G' Carbine....Real or Fake?

[Burrojack]

Howdy Forum Friends,


Pre-Covid, I bought an S'G' carbine at a Houston Gun Collectors' Show.
It seemed pretty genuine, although I noticed that the flip sight was not coded
S'G' and there was a little "damage" to the dovetail, so I assumed that the flip sight might have been a field replacement from battle damage. And more recently I learned that dovetail"damage" was the staking done by S'G' factory for flip sights. Can y'all look at the posted pix and let me know your thoughts, appreciate your help. If I need to remove this sight, how do I do that without damaging dovetail??

https://imgur.com/iUSl7xX

https://imgur.com/LAGykT3


Thanks so much for your help!

Burrojack (aka John)

[Rob W.]

Looks like a fake IBM flip to me. IN-B seems to be the most prevalent marking on the fakes.

[Burrojack]

Rob,

Thanks for your input. . . . what about the IN-B that makes it look fake?
What about the "S" with serifs???
Thanks,

John

[Rob W.]

You would never see an IBM flip on an S’G’ carbine. It would either be Irwin Pedersen or Saginaw GR. Look on eBay and you will see a lot of IBM sights (admittedly repro or pretending to be real). It will be almost impossible to find a genuine IP or S’G’ flip and will be very pricey if real.
The S on on the left side means Smaller side so to remove it, tap left to right. To install, tap right to left.
By the way, I would leave it as is. You can spend a lot of money and it will still never be original again.