Picked up 25-2 serial 301XXX 6 1/2 barrel with box and papers at local Southern Indiana auction. Sights have red insert on ramp base and white outline rear sight. Reference indicates "later versions...in .45 Colt- about 1978", have these sights. Is it unusual for my .45 ACP to have theses sights. Special order or normal?
25-2 45 CAL. Model 1955 sight?
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I'd say that front sight was a special order for a target shooter.
My *guess* would be that someone made it for himself.
I agree, looks like an add-on. There is a gap between the red insert and the sight blade.
keith44spl
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Yes, definitely it factory.
Red ramp sights on these guns are not unknown. I owned one at one time. This red insert appears owner inspired.
That does not look like the way the factory installs red post front sights. But, that is one fine looking specimen. S or N serial prefix?
Murdock
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Carved from an old toothbrush handle and glued on. Looks like it would be easily reversed to factory.
N 301XXX 1975. Gosh, hard for me to imagine cutting front sight to add piece of a red toothbrush handle. Only seen a few photos of red front sight, and only have my example to exam closely. Rear white outline sure looks factory. Regardless, glad to have this .45 ACP revolver. Look forward to trying it out to compare with 1917 .45.
S&WIowegan
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Rear sight blades can be changed at home if you are competent with tools and can follow instructions. The blades can be bought from Brownells and I believe they are S&W produced.
Second, why do you think the front sight was "cut"? The normal factory front sight on a 25-2 is black Patridge. Someone then trimmed a piece of red plastic and glued it on. Whoever did it was very precise, careful and did a good job.
Factory red sight insert
I appreciate replies, and feel this is factory added to my 1975 25-2 .45 ACP. Although reference indicates around 1978 for Colt .45, my example shows it could be ordered earlier.
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Look at milled front blade to accept red insert.
Rear white is very well done.
I hoped someone else could show example of flat front blade with red insert.
I appreciate replies, and feel this is factory added to my 1975 25-2 .45 ACP. Although reference indicates around 1978 for Colt .45, my example shows it could be ordered earlier.
See images:
Look at milled front blade to accept red insert.
Rear white is very well done.
I hoped someone else could show example of flat front blade with red insert.
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Milled front black partridge sight
Take a look at the milled notch in the front sight, with red sight inserted. Certainly not just home made addition. Curious if others have seen similar factory sights, around 1978 introduction. My example is 1975 ACP.
Take a look at the milled notch in the front sight, with red sight inserted. Certainly not just home made addition. Curious if others have seen similar factory sights, around 1978 introduction. My example is 1975 ACP.
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Target shooters, whether trap or bullseye, love to modify guns. Trends come and go.
This "pre-25" shipped January 1956 has had the action interior jewelled, a set screw added to the trigger as a stop screw, and a wider metal piece added to the back of the front sight to fill more of the sight window, or to give a specific amount of width under the target. Who knows? It also came with Sanderson grips. The odd thing to me is that it had seen very little use before I bought it.
The only way I can think of to know for sure if yours is factory, is to spring for a letter from Mr. Jinks.
This "pre-25" shipped January 1956 has had the action interior jewelled, a set screw added to the trigger as a stop screw, and a wider metal piece added to the back of the front sight to fill more of the sight window, or to give a specific amount of width under the target. Who knows? It also came with Sanderson grips. The odd thing to me is that it had seen very little use before I bought it.
The only way I can think of to know for sure if yours is factory, is to spring for a letter from Mr. Jinks.
Paul, can you look at top view of red insert, to determine if milled as my front sight shows?
Charlie
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Nice work, but, whether or not it is home made, kind of depends on whose home. My home has a mill and a lathe, high grade Miller stick, tig torch, machine wire feed, and spool gun. Other homes may vary.
But, 2 guns having the front sight that looks exactly the same kind of tells me it was either a factory deal of some one was making and selling such blades. I like em.
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Especially if the home owner knows how to use them.
daddio202
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I love a red post front sight. It is not a ramp at all its basically a patridge with red piece in front for visiblity. It looks factory and was an option for sure, I have seen plenty of model 14's and 17's with them straight form S&W. If it had been changed out after the gun was bought you can usually tell by marring at the pin, but yours looks original. I would bet$$$ it is how it was ordered. Is the box original to gun? Take a picture for us of the end sticker it should tell us. That gun is a beauty and cherish it just as it is!!!
Walter Rego
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Here is a photo of how I modified the stainless Patridge front sight on an AMT Hardballer that was difficult to see. I used a piece of red plastic from a coffee can lid and glued it in place with some Crazy Glue. After it dried I trimmed with a razor blade. It never fell off.
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All of the factory red post front sights that I have seen look like the one seen in post #19.
steelslaver, I only see the OP's front sight with that unique insert, not another one.
steelslaver, I only see the OP's front sight with that unique insert, not another one.
dasnake
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Muley? Was it you we sent cookies to years ago overseas?
dasnake
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It sure was!
Darn, glad to see you, how goes it, we are fine, been retired 13 years, mom is great.
I think you need to post more starting to like you.
dasnake
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Thank you, its been quite a while but I have popped in the odd time, but i started posting a little, the knowledge here has always been great.
I came back from the "Great Sandbox" of Afghanistan in '07, took a few months off and worked security in a Federal office building until '16, when I retired for good. Just fatter and sassier now.
dasnake
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I came back from the "Great Sandbox" of Afghanistan in '07, took a few months off and worked security in a Federal office building until '16, when I retired for good. Just fatter and sassier now.
Glad to hear this, when this covid **** ends and the border opens we'll have to try the cookie caper again, mother is still at the top of her game when cookies are involved, I wonder whatever happened to those 6 dozen, I'll bet someone had to get them, you take care muley.
