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Old 03-03-2024, 02:42 PM
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What would one call this front sight on a Model of 1950 .44 Special:......Ben

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Looks like a Patridge sight with the square rear corner cut off at a 45* angle to me. Probably to keep it from digging into the leather inside a holster as it is being drawn.
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Patridge + file = butcher job and loss of value.

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Modified Patridge. I have seen some that were almost converted to a ramp (but not quite). The modification on the one you posted may have been made so the sight would not drag on the inside of a holster.

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Quite the opposite. Today's collector population are irrelevant outliers. The main purpose of such a firearm is/was fighting, whether it be bad guys or dangerous animals. If it was even close to a functional modification for such purpose for the user of that firearm, it was a functional modification and increased the utility of the firearm. That is all that matters.
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Interesting post, I have that same model and it too has a modified front sight. I don't really mind it as the copper insert shows up quite nicely when polished.
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Interesting post, I have that same model and it too has a modified front sight. I don't really mind it as the copper insert shows up quite nicely when polished.
Yours looks cut on a different plane than the one I posted, but looks to have better visibility...What I posted was noticed on a gun I found for sale, and just looked really odd; yours has more utility......Ben
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Interesting post, I have that same model and it too has a modified front sight. I don't really mind it as the copper insert shows up quite nicely when polished.
Yeah, that one is almost modified to the profile of a Baughman ramp.
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I had a 3 1/2" Model 27-2 converted to .44 Special, using a 6 1/2" barrel. It had the Patridge front sight and it would eat up the inside of my holster. I modified the sight to the profile shown in PaulDoc's post #6.
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For my money a Patridge sight is great for a range gun.
But for a woods/carry/holster gun, not so much.
The sharp rear corner is just begging to snag on something, and/or tear up the inside of a holster.
I would never carry a gun with a Patridge sight in a holster. If I wanted to carry a gun with a Patridge sight I would modify it.
I suspect the original owner of the OP's gun was of the same mindset.
"Back in the day" these guns weren't prized collectables - they were tools. Modifying one to make it more suitable for the owner's particular use wasn't sacrilege, because nobody knew that someday collectors would frown on the modifications.
In this case, the modifications to the tool were done for practical reasons.
That doesn't bother me at all. It is part of the history of this particular gun.
FWIW, it isn't like it is something that can't be repaired or reversed. This gun appears to have a pinned sight, so it could be replaced with an original style site if the current configuration is that much of an issue for a potential buyer.
The modified sight wouldn't stop me from buying this one - if the price was right.
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End user modified it for his USE. Hand guns were made to be easy and handy to carry and use. Not to sit in safes and be pristine examples of what the factory produced.

Am I butchering a new car when I take off the factory tires and replace them with ones I prefer?
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