Help identifying Model 59 sights

[-dW]

Can anyone tell me anything about these sights on my Model 59? I don't think they're S&W??

 

[-dW]

Model 59 for attention

 

[ColbyBruce]

Numrich sold adjustable sights for S&W 39 & 59 pistols. I have no idea who made them. Pachmayr offered adjustable sights for the S&W 422/622/2206 series, perhaps for other models as well.

 

[Goony]

That was made by MMC (Miniature Machine Company). An excellent aftermarket accessory for the 39/59.

 

[-dW]

That was made by MMC (Miniature Machine Company). An excellent aftermarket accessory for the 39/59.

Ah, thanks! This gun was my first S&W auto and next thing you know... well, it hadn't been out of the safe in years and i didn't know they were aftermarket upgrades when i got it.. i was handling it last night and was like, woah! the first thing i noticed was that it's got a great site picture, better than i expected out of a 59.. It looks like mmc doesn't make them for anything s&w, much less a 59

 

[kennethg]

Attached are photos of my MMC sight on my 59.

 

[stansdds]

MMC rear sight. Sadly, MMC went out of business many years ago.

 

[Reloader Fred]

I have one Model 59 with an MMC rear sight and another one with the factory sight. The MMC were a great improvement over the factory sight.

Hope this helps.

FRed

 

[Green Frog]

Is MMC still in business, or is anyone still making their product line? They made some neat little sights for some guns for which there were no substitutes. I remember first reading about their products in articles fromthe late Skeeter Skelton. IIRC, he had them fit their compact little adjustable sights to a small frame semi aut pistol. They had a great reputation from what I remember.

 

[Reloader Fred]

Is MMC still in business, or is anyone still making their product line? They made some neat little sights for some guns for which there were no substitutes. I remember first reading about their products in articles fromthe late Skeeter Skelton. IIRC, he had them fit their compact little adjustable sights to a small frame semi aut pistol. They had a great reputation from what I remember.

Yes, they're making sights, but the rights to the sights were bought out by another company, so it's not the same company as the original. I would guess the quality would be equal, but I have no personal experience with the newer sights. https://www.sightsinc.com/

Hope this helps.

Fred

 

[Green Frog]

Thank you!! I thought they were gone. Long ago, I thought of replacing the fixed rear sight on my High Standard Sentinel revolver with the one made for Gov't Models. I may get one yet.