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Park & 14 finned bbl = Military gun. That said, there are actually no specific features which make a Reising 'commercial' vs. 'military', as they were never issued that way. However, typical differentiators include: Commercial: 21 bbl fins, blued finish, a standard screw-type takedown screw Military: 14 bbl fins, parked finish, thumb-nut takedown screw That said, IIRC there were later 'commercial' guns manufactured with the blue finish but having the lower bbl fin count and thumb-nuttakedown screw of the military versions. FWIW ... Howard

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Doe anyone know the size/thread pitch of the front sight retaining screw on a Reising model 50? Mine is a very early 1st production (with the staked sight) which has come loose, and I want to remove and replace it with the adjustable version. I have the new front sight, but could not locate anyone with the screw available. Looks like a common allen-head set screw would work, but didn't want to guess at true size and/or pitch. Any help appreciated. Thanks in advance! Howard