Does anybody recognize this front sight?

David Zincavage · Jul 14, 2019

Jim Watson said:
Can you tell whether the sight is pinned through the stump of the original sight or soldered to the barrel?/Quote]

I'm considering getting out the screwdrivers and taking it apart. I have a suspicion that there could be a maker's name on the underside. I'm a bit reluctant though, because I can easily imagine losing that spring or finding putting it back in place a royal pain.

I also have a .45 Long Colt New Service customized by Dean King of SF, and a .38 King-Colt Super-Target version of an Official Police. Both have Sanderson grips.

David Zincavage · Jul 14, 2019

JohnKSa · Jul 14, 2019

But I can't see any reason anyone would drill a hole there in the first place. It kind of looks like the pin is joining two sections, but it seems to be one piece. It's a mystery pin.

I believe that was where the maker initially drilled the hole for the screw that holds the "seesaw" part of the sight to the barrel. When he realized it was misplaced, he plugged it and redrilled it.

It's also possible that it's there because the part was repurposed from something else that already had a hole.

Either way, it would seem to be conclusive evidence of the sight being homemade.

David Zincavage · Jul 15, 2019

rear sight and sight picture, which is misleading. To the human eye, the front sight is much wider.

jmorris · Jul 16, 2019

Homemade, means different things to different people. I have made lots of stuff at home that are better than things I have made at places I have been employed. Either because I have had better equipment, more time to spend or both.

I would say the fact that it’s not parallel is a sign that it’s not an entirely machined part so it could be hand made or at least hand finished. Maybe a load shot so high they needed to raise the sight more than allowed when the back was square.

Does anybody recognize this front sight?

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