I am looking at changing the front sights on 4 inch model 19. This is a front sight that will need to be milled off(no pin or dovetail)? Has anyone machined a keyway for a pinned sight, or made a DX removable sight from the existing base? I have done transverse dovetails like that used by Cylinder and Slide (CS0123 - Extreme Duty Fixed Sight for Adj Sight Revolver K-L-N Frame with Dovetail Front) in the past but the front sight must be very tall and this will be a night sight with white outline like the XS dot type sight.

I guess I could use Weigand base but they are not very pretty and it's a shame to have to mill off the riser to put another on another and have the cost of the base too

Thanks
-Robert

Robert, you fixed front sight may be pinned and the pins polished so that they are not visible. Please have it investigated by an experienced G-Smith to be sure before you start the milling machine!

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Thanks for the tip...

-Robert

It looks like both the classic and DX are possible.....
Convert "Integral" Front Sight to "Classic & DX" Interchangeable base $135.00

You can mill off the front blade and put the woodruff cut (or use an end mill) in the front base and drill it and make it just like a factory pinned front sight. I think S&W will do this.

Thanks Smitholdtimer,

It did turn out that the front sight was pinned. A little cold blue on the side of the sight base reviled the pin and a tap with a punch removed the front blade. Of course I found this out the hard way. ( 10x was not enough to see the pin) Thanks again for the tip.

-Robert

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Here is the installed front sight on that 4" Smith 19

-Robert

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