Originally Posted by SmithNut

Agreed that $800 is not a bad price.

To the front sight, all the CS-1 guns came with pinned in front sights. The kicker here is that they were 1/10" wide, while the rest of the modern S&W pinned in front sights are 1/8" wide (as well as the later CS-3 models). I've found it virtually impossible to find any replacement 1/10" wide sights, either ramp and patridge, they are just not making them anymore, so replacing that sight might be a challenge. Have also checked with aftermarket makers like SDM to no avail...