Filling a long-empty hole in the 1911 sight market, my HD-071 Gold Bead Front Sight for the popular Springfield Armory factory front sight cut provides a ready-made gold bead front sight to fit the Springfield dovetail.
To increase the durability of the front sight, the transition from the blade's sides to the dovetail is machined with a radius on each side of the blade to strengthen the sight's integrity.
The HD-071 is dimensioned to the correct Springfield Armory pattern offset of the blade to the dovetail's centerline, so you don't get the blade hanging off the front end, or mismatched with the rear end. The gold bead is a flat-faced, high polished bead that really pops. If the purchaser wants a domed bead, that is available at a small upcharge. Contact us for instructions.
Dovetail dimensions are also true to Springfield's spec, 60° x .350" x .078" with a blade dimension of .280" tall and .125" wide.
The hole for the 1/16"vertical roll pin has not been drilled. We find that there is a pretty wide disparity of hole locations found in slides already cut for the Springfield dovetail. If the hole is pre-drilled in the sight blade, your chances of a mismatch with the hole in the slide are pretty good. Omitting the hole in manufacturing allows you the freedom to locate and drill the roll pin hole in the blade to match the existing hole in the slide.
CAD designed and CNC machined from 4140 carbon steel, in the white. This sight blank makes a great basis for your custom front sight made to your specs.
