NM rear sight question

[Johnny P]

The Springfield Armory pistols were rebuilt every year for the Camp Perry National Matches in order that each shooter that drew a pistol was using the latest technology. The Micro sights were used for two years, with only the Triangle sight being used longer, three years. If there were a "fatal flaw" in the Micro sights it would have been found in the first year of use. Ruger successfully used the Micro sight on the target models for many years.

[boykin]

This old fellow has a drawer full of broken micro sights. He is giving me a blade I need for mine. What you are saying is "in the books", but this old fellow was there, did that, and has the tee shirt!

[Johnny P]

How about a picture of a drawer full of broken Micro sights? That should be a sight. The information on the NM pistols comes from Springfield archives, and not someone's recollections.

[boykin]

I am driving down Monday and will take a pict with my cell phone and email it to you. I don't know how to post on the web. Email address? He also has a number of the other sights you mentioned. When something broke he kept the parts and it has paid off over the years. He is a treasure trove of info on mil small arms from WW2 to beyond VN and has drawers and drawers of parts,and a library of TMs FMs etc As well as letters to and from various small armes boards.

[Johnny P]

Did you ever wonder what happened to the old sights when they upgraded to the newer sights on the NM pistols? They weren't broken, just replaced.

[boykin]

Don't know. I know Rock Island sold a bunch of stuff including Redfield mounts for the A4 sniper for the huge sum of 5 cents per pound back in the '60s.

[boykin]

By the way, reading the NM bulletin 1967 from Camp Perry states that several adjustable sights,including the Bo-Mar were used on the NM1911A1 Fact verified by one who was there