Interesting old front sight.

[SuperCub]

I have had this old front sight kicking around for years. Not sure where I got it. It sort of looks like a cross between a rear sight and front as it's fitted to a dovetail slot. It is windage adjustable and looks like it would be a good sight for sporting use.

Please feel free to add any thoughts and comments to the origin and value of this sight.

 

[SuperCub]

btt ........

 

[Willy Tincup]

Bingo!
That certainly is an interesting front sight. Have never seen one like it before. My guess.....and its only a guess, would be German origin. No idea about value but I do have a couple of old rifles that it would look good on. Thanks for sharing the pictures. Cheers, wTc

 

[hickstick_10]

Lyman made similar adjustable front sights at the turn of the century, but that ones an odd bird. Target bead sights would almost always have a hood for shielding it. I wonder if that hasn't been filed away, as the integral hoods are easy to dent/bend.

 

[kamlooky]

There wuzz a time long after Christ was born that the kawncept of a mid sight was tried.
Line'r up tree pegs should make fer mawr better accuraccy.
Sort of like tic tack tow, away you go.
I think whut yewse garts there is that rare yew-neek lost in time middle sight.
Werth a fortewn ifn'n there is a prospecteeyus buyer owtt there.
JMHO.