Unknown sights on a fixed sight S&W

[kingston73]

Any of you ever see these? Seem like they're a good idea, looks easy to mount without permanently changing anything. What are they, and where do you think you could find them now? These pictures came from a gun on Gunbroker right now.

 

[Art Doc]

That's the Wonder Sight. Saw them in the 1950s and early 1960s.

 

[Black_Talon]

And they're still available today:

Wondersight « Hollow Point Bullet Mold Service

 

[stantheman86]

A solution to an uncommon need these days, but still a neat "vintage" item!

These days not many people are looking to add sights to a 5-screw M&P........could be neat for a beater Victory model......

 

[kingston73]

That's fascinating, can't believe I've never seen one of these before. I guess in a way it is a little useless, if you want an adjustable sight revolver seems like it'd make more sense to trade or sell your fixed sight one. Looking at their sight I guess you do have to drill into the frame to mount the sight, and I'm not about to do that to mine.

 

[murphydog]

It uses the top sideplate screw hole for mounting on a 5-screw gun; you would have to drill a hole in any later model.

 

[Buford57]

I have one on a converted .455 HE 2nd Model. It is much easier to pick up in low light than the original groove.

 

[doymc]

Hi, I have a post with photos of the exact sane sight on a 1917, doymc

 

[pokute]

I use one on a 1919 32 HE all the time. Works great!

 

[birdshooter]

Hmmmm....Anyone used one of these on a new model 22-4? I have one with an SDM gold bead front sight that is too tall for the sight picture I prefer. Might be an option for me. Antone have pics of one on their revolver?

 

[OFT II]

I put one on a 1917 years ago. I liked the sight picture but I went from a fixed sight revolver that shot dead on to a revolver with adjustable sights that shot high no matter what I did. After twenty or thirty shots I took it off and stashed it back somewhere never to be seen again. I hope you have better luck.