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Front sight specs, help me please...
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2019 4:08 am
by kumpe
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?
Re: Front sight specs, help me please...
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 1:29 pm
by canuck
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
Re: Front sight specs, help me please...
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 10:54 am
by Phyrbird
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??
Re: Front sight specs, help me please...
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 3:28 pm
by kumpe
@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?
Re: Front sight specs, help me please...
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 10:55 pm
by Phyrbird
Uhh-huh Uhh-huh, lets Do it right here
(Sorry I get carried away)
Re: Front sight specs, help me please...
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2019 2:04 pm
by kumpe
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!
Re: Front sight specs, help me please...
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2019 8:59 pm
by Phyrbird
Re: Front sight specs, help me please...
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 9:27 am
by Bandersnatch
Very nice!
Re: Front sight specs, help me please...
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 6:40 pm
by canuck
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.
Re: Front sight specs, help me please...
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2019 6:46 am
by 81police
NICE!!