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Rear Sight

Ladder sights on breechloaders; block-and-notch on muskets.

Also called

  • block and notch
  • ladder sight
  • leaf sight
34

Arms it fits

34

Documented parts

None today

In stock now

4

Names recorded

Identification

Notes on the rear sight are still at the bench

Identification notes are written one part at a time, from pieces Butch has had in hand — so this section fills in as he works through the vocabulary rather than all at once. If you are trying to identify a rear sight you already own, he answers those directly at butch@butchsantiquegunparts.com.

Vocabulary

Other names for the rear sight

3 recorded

The same component has been called different things by different makers, manuals and trades. Each term is printed with whatever is recorded about where it comes from.

  • block and notch
  • ladder sight
  • leaf sight

Fits

Rear Sight by model

34 arms
1808 North Flintlock Martial Pistol Rear Sight1 documented variant1816 North Flintlock Pistol Rear Sight1 documented variant1836 Waters Johnson Flintlock Pistol Rear Sight1 documented variant1841 Mississippi Rifle Rear Sight1 documented variantAustrian Weapons Rear Sight1 documented variantBritish Brown Bess Flintlock Musket Rear Sight1 documented variantBritish Enfield Musket Rear Sight1 documented variantBritish Military Pistol Rear Sight1 documented variantBritish Sea Service Flintlock Pistol Rear Sight1 documented variantCanadian Rifle Rear Sight1 documented variantCorbeav Flintlock Pistol Brass Stock Hardware Set Rear Sight1 documented variantCorbeav Lock Rear Sight1 documented variantDutch Beaumont Rifle Rear Sight1 documented variantFrench Corbeav Flintlock Lock Kit Rear Sight1 documented variantJ. H. Hall Rear Sight1 documented variantKrag Rifle Rear Sight1 documented variantL. C. Smith Shotgun Rear Sight1 documented variantMauser Rear Sight1 documented variantRemington Rolling Block Rear Sight1 documented variantRolling Block Rifle Rear Sight1 documented variantSharps Carbine And Rifle Rear Sight1 documented variantSpencer Rifle And Carbine Rear Sight1 documented variantSwiss Rifle Rear Sight1 documented variantU.S. .45-70 Trapdoor Springfield Rear Sight1 documented variantU.S. 1817 Common Rifle Rear Sight1 documented variantU.S. 1855 Harpers Ferry And Springfield Rear Sight1 documented variantU.S. Krag Rifle Rear Sight1 documented variantU.S. Martial Pistols Rear Sight1 documented variantU.S. Military Flintlock Musket Rear Sight1 documented variantU.S. Military Percussion Rifles And Muskets Rear Sight1 documented variantU.S. Model 1816/21 Flintlock Musket Rear Sight1 documented variantU.S. Model 1835/40 Springfield Musket Rear Sight1 documented variantU.S. Model 1855 Rifled Musket Rear Sight1 documented variantWinchester Rear Sight1 documented variant

Will it fit

No interchange recorded yet

Butch Schoeller writes these notes only from parts he has handled. A blank section means nothing has been checked yet — not that everything fits.

From the bench

Availability

Nothing of this type is listed at the moment. Most of this catalog is one-of-a-kind, so stock turns over item by item rather than being restocked — posting a wanted listing is the reliable route, and aggregated requests are what tell Butch which parts to make next.

The reference

Documented examples

34 entries

1808 North Flintlock Martial Pistol Rear Sight

1808 North Flintlock Martial Pistol

1816 North Flintlock Pistol Rear Sight

1816 North Flintlock Pistol

1836 Waters Johnson Flintlock Pistol Rear Sight

1836 Waters Johnson Flintlock Pistol

1841 Mississippi Rifle Rear Sight

1841 Mississippi Rifle

Austrian Weapons Rear Sight

Austrian Weapons

British Brown Bess Flintlock Musket Parts Rear Sight

British Brown Bess Flintlock Musket

British Enfield Musket Parts Rear Sight

British Enfield Musket

British Military Pistol Parts Rear Sight

British Military Pistol

British Sea Service Flintlock Pistol Parts Rear Sight

British Sea Service Flintlock Pistol

Canadian Rifle Parts Rear Sight

Canadian Rifle

Corbeav Flintlock Pistol Brass Stock Hardware Set Rear Sight

Corbeav Flintlock Pistol Brass Stock Hardware Set

Corbeav Lock Parts Rear Sight

Corbeav Lock

Dutch Beaumont Rifle Parts Rear Sight

Dutch Beaumont Rifle

French Corbeav Flintlock Lock Kit Rear Sight

French Corbeav Flintlock Lock Kit

J. H. Hall Parts Rear Sight

J. H. Hall

Krag Rifle Parts Rear Sight

Krag Rifle

L. C. Smith Shotgun Parts Rear Sight

L. C. Smith Shotgun

Mauser Parts Rear Sight

Mauser

Remington Rolling Block Parts Rear Sight

Remington Rolling Block

Rolling Block Rifle Parts Rear Sight

Rolling Block Rifle

Sharps Carbine And Rifle Parts Rear Sight

Sharps Carbine And Rifle

Spencer Rifle And Carbine Parts Rear Sight

Spencer Rifle And Carbine

Swiss Rifle Parts Rear Sight

Swiss Rifle

U.S. 1817 Common Rifle Rear Sight

U.S. 1817 Common Rifle

U.S. 1855 Harpers Ferry And Springfield Rear Sight

U.S. 1855 Harpers Ferry And Springfield

U.S. 45 70 Trapdoor Springfield Rear Sight

U.S. .45-70 Trapdoor Springfield

U.S. Krag Rifle Parts Rear Sight

U.S. Krag Rifle

U.S. Martial Pistols Rear Sight

U.S. Martial Pistols

U.S. Military Flintlock Musket Parts Rear Sight

U.S. Military Flintlock Musket

U.S. Military Percussion Rifles And Muskets Rear Sight

U.S. Military Percussion Rifles And Muskets

U.S. Model 1816/21 Flintlock Musket Rear Sight

U.S. Model 1816/21 Flintlock Musket

U.S. Model 1835/40 Springfield Musket Rear Sight

U.S. Model 1835/40 Springfield Musket

U.S. Model 1855 Rifled Musket Rear Sight

U.S. Model 1855 Rifled Musket

Winchester Parts Rear Sight

Winchester

Check it yourself

Sources

12 sources

Period and institutional material relevant to this entry. Listed so it can be checked, not as decoration — nothing here has been through expert review yet.

  1. 1.Description and directions for the use and care of cavalry equipment : model of 1912 ... Oct. 5, 1914United States. Army. Ordnance Dept · Washington : Govt. Print Off. · Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine · 1914
  2. 2.Gunnery catechism, as applied to the service of naval ordnance. Adapted to the latest official regulations, and approved by the Bureau of ordnance, Navy departmentBrandt, John D · New York, D. Van Nostrand · University of California Libraries · 1864
  3. 3.The manufacture of optical glass and of optical systems; a war-time problemUnited States. Army. Ordnance Dept; Wright, F. E. (Frederic Eugene), 1877-1953 · Washington, Govt. Print. Off. · University of California Libraries · 1921
  4. 4.Handbook of the 3.8-inch gun matériel ... January 19, 1917United States. Army. Ordnance Dept · Washington, Govt. print. off. · University of California Libraries · 1917
  5. 5.DTIC ADA500313: The Coast Artillery Journal. Volume 62, Number 6, June 1925Defense Technical Information Center · Internet Archive · 1925
  6. 6.The Manufacture Of Optical Glass And Of Optical SystemsOrdnance Department Of Usa · Internet Archive · 1921
  7. 7.DTIC ADA438182: Provisional Machine-Gun Firing ManualDefense Technical Information Center · Internet Archive · 1917
  8. 8.Inspection and proof of cannonUnited States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance · [S.l.] : U.S. G.P.O. · University of California Libraries · 1864
  9. 9.DTIC ADA501877: The Coast Artillery Journal. Volume 65, Number 1, July 1926Defense Technical Information Center · Internet Archive · 1926
  10. 10.The manufacture of optical glass and of optical systems : a war-time problemWright, F. E. (Frederic Eugene), 1877-1953; United States. Army. Ordnance Department · Washington : Govt. Print. Off. · Getty Research Institute · 1921
  11. 11.Description and directions for the use and care of cavalry equipment, model of 1912 ... Oct. 5, 1914United States. Army. Ordnance Dept · Washington : Govt. Print Off. · University of California Libraries · 1918
  12. 12.Ordnance January-February 1930: Vol 10 Iss 58Internet Archive · 1930

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