The Marble's phone system directed me to Brownells and the rep was very helpful in looking for a sight that would fit the existing holes. Nothing was found that would fit correctly for the 1886 so I will end up having to D/T another hole.

Thanks to all for the information. I've sent an e-mail to Marbles with the spacing of the holes from the upper tang screw and hopefully they have a sight that will fit.
Ron

For some reason the previous owner drilled and tapped two holes rather than one. I'm looking at the Marbles and Lyman sites to see what sight would would fit the spacing. I'll probably make a few calls. I put plug screws in the holes just to cover them up. The open sights are too much of a challenge...

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Thanks to all for the information. The tapped holes are in the tang and I will look to see what sights will fit. There are no holes on the side of the receiver for peep sights. I may just use plug screws to fill in the holes if I can find the right size. I did get a chance to fire it. I used a 350 g...

I'm new to big bore lever actions and recently came across a modern Browning 1886 with two tapped holes on the upper tang. Did these rifles come with a tang safety or did someone add a tang sight at some point? The hole spacing is about 1/2 inch. The action seems stiff and the shell lifter does not ...