Smoothbore Rear Sight

[Fire18WFD]

Which Smoothbore Musket can have a Rear Sight? Thanks

[John Bly]

The 1816 full length musket with the H & P marked conversion breech and hammer is the only one that I'm aware of that can use a rear sight.

[MR. GADGET]

Someone should start making a repop of that gun.....

[jack 8thVirginia]

The M1809 Prussian conversion musket better known as the "Potsdam" also has a rear sight. The Potsdam and the one John mentioned, the H&P conversion, are the only two I know of that are legal with rear sights.

[jonk]

I believe that the British Brunswick rifle (some of which were made, and issued in a smoothbore configuration) also is legal. At least, I've seen a few on the line. And it has a rear sight.

[Don Dixon]

Muster 1840 and 1842 tubelock Austro-Hungarian smoothbore muskets, Muster 1844 tubelock Extra Corps smoothbore carbines, and those converted to caplock without being rifled, had rear sights. All were imported by the Federal Army in numbers sufficient for authorized N-SSA use. The exception would be the 15,000 muskets converted to caplock by Leman. Leman removed the rear sights in the process.

Don Dixon
2881V

[Mike w/ 34th]

I believe the British P1842 smoothbore musket is also legal, and it has a rear sight, as well.