Help Identifying Pistol Rear Sight

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daveatjohnx

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I recently found this among a large lot of vintage handgun parts from the estate of an elderly gunsmith. It is solid milled steel that has been bright blued; and is of high quality. Could anyone identify what type pistol it goes to?

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9x45 said:
nice pics, you can even see the nasty mill marks. Probably a cheap .22LR sight
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I suspect it is a rifle sight, but I think it's a bit more sophisticated than what you'd expect to find on a cheap .22 rifle. It seems to be screw adjustable for both windage (by moving the entire sight in the dovetail) and elevation. While it hasn't been given a super-refined finish, I don't think it's that bad the parts seem very well fit and tight. It's pretty darned large, and arguably too large for a rimfire weapon.

Interesting sight.
 
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I agree that it seems to be for a rifle, but I don't think is a commercial product. For one thing there is no name or trademark. For another, both the windage and elevation adjustments seem to rely on the use of opposing screws, a solid but somewhat slow and awkward way of making adjustments, though it was used commercially. I would guess at some machinist's answer to a missing rear sight.

Jim
 
Thanks for the help!

I wish to thank everyone for their input. The photos are a little too good and the oil film shows up better than the actual finish. It is assuredly factory made as the machining and finish on the top of the sight are reminiscent of pre-1960's gun finishes.

Thanks again.
Dave
 
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