Removing '98 Mauser rear sight

[AJ Dual]

I'm working on a 1938 '98 8mm Turkish Mauser for a project, and I would like to know the correct method to get the rear sight off.

I removed the pin for the tangent's hinge , but it didn't come off, I am also wondering how the base comes apart, I can see that it looks like the tangent lifts up to 90 degrees, then perhaps the ramp and spring taps out from the side? What about the entire base, is that part of the barrel?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Andrew

(Edit)
Ok thinking "aloud" as I typed the above, I realized that I probably need to depress the leaf spring with some implement and the tangent hinge will then slide down, back, then out, and maybe the spring will come with it. Right? Then what about the ramp and the base itself?

Andrew

[romarana]

OK tap the pin out. Then lift the tanget up you will see that there is leaf ( I think that is what you call it) spring. Push it down and you will see. Now put the tangent back in it's place and push down hard on it while sliding it to twoards the reciver. it should slide right out.

When you push down the tangent you will see that it moves a little.

[Mac_Muz]

One of the few things that the doin is harder than the sayin..,
that leaf spring can be a little devil.
I used a well padded "C" clamp and a electrical taped screw driver blade to twist from the forward edge.
once the sight leaf is out, the spring and base sorta fall off.

if you want the rest off, remove the barrel and undo the screw behind the where the sight was, and with some effort slide the whatta ya callit off forward.

[AJ Dual]

Thanks,

Seems obvious now!

You get so used to how things are built now, a little screw or a weld for everything.

A meager 3-4 parts that not only serve their functions, but hold one another together as well, shows the true craftsmanship of how things were put together back then.

I just need to learn to think like late 19th and early 20th century gunsmiths I guess.

I suppose they'd be amazed and left scratching thier heads at how we managed to "carve" such intracate shapes, and imbed metal right inside where needed (injection molded plastic). And boggle at how we could machine recievers in one step into very complicated shapes, (modern high strength castings, CNC machining). And be awestruck at modern materials like plastics, aluminum alloys, titanium, and composite materials, but they are the true masters considering what they had to work with at the time.

Andrew