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Iron sights are better than no sights....optics fail, batteries fail...chunk of metal and a reference post doesn't fail as long as the "nut-behind-the-butt" knows how to use them.
Ever drop/bumped a rifle with only a scope attached? Do you really trust that that scope hasn't been knocked off zero?...you hope so...but it's not a happy time.
The rear sight looks like a rail mounted HK sight. For a front sight, if you can find a sight that looks good, you can tap and drill a hole into the base and screw it in from inside the outer barrel of the L96. Epoxy/JBweld it as well for strength.
The L96 airsoft barrel is just a hollow tube with spacers that hold the inner barrel centered. There is about an inch or so of muzzle cap that screws into the outer barrel...making it look thick and solid. You'd probably have to mount the front sight a bit further back from the muzzle to avoid messing up the threads.
If you opt for the barrel band style...you may have to fabricate your own. Find someone with a metal sheet bender/roller...unless you have Terminator like hand strength.
Another option (but it will likely not look real steel) is to find a block of aluminum...drill/cut out your own barrel band style mount. It'd be a lot of work, especially keeping things straight and true.
Best of luck, sounds like a cool project.
Tys
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