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When i got my 1900 the front sight bead was either broken off or ground down. I have managed to rebuild it so that it is usable, but it's kind of difficult to use since it is essentially just a thin post at this point, no bead.
My plan is to rebuild it properly, to make it as close to the original as possible. The problem is I don't know exactly what the original front sight looks like. I managed to find a few photos of it, but I need more detailed ones.
If someone could take a couple of photos of their front sight from a few different angles I would be forever grateful. The exact width of the bead would also be nice to know. Can anyone please help me?

Is your gun the ribbed barrel or smooth?
Heres some shots of the front sight on the ribbed 1900 I have







Sorry, I don't have much in the way of a caliper

OOh I need more pics of details. Not to hyjack this thread.
Could a grand & mighty Canuck start another, please.
Canuck, the sight looks as if it could be measured from the bottom of the dovetail to top as well??

@canuck, Thanks! This is just what I need! And I should probably have mentioned that I have a ribbed barrel.

@Phyrbird, Go ahead and hijack! if it's the same thing we want, why start another thread?

Uhh-huh Uhh-huh, lets Do it right here
(Sorry I get carried away)

Restoration complete. I would say the end result is quite ok for an amateur gunsmith, better than before at least.
What I did was silver solder a steel pin on top of the sight base and then carefully ground it to fit and look as close to the original as possible. Here's a few photos if anyone is interested.

Here's before, missing the bead;



During, just before soldering;



Almost done;



Lightly reblued and back on the gun;




It's now a lot more like the original at least. Will be a lot easier to shoot with as well.
Fun fact: the piece of metal used to make the bead is actually a pin from an old Auto-5, made the same year as my 1900, so the gun still consists of 100% steel from the FN-factory.

Thanks again @canuck for your help!

Oh Yeah, theats what I'm talkin' bout

Very nice!

Looks great!
Sorry I didn't get back to you guys with a height measurement, but it appears it wasn't needed in this case.

NICE!!