Gold...Gold...Gold...that shiny stuff

[Kodiak13]

Was at a walk-about at a local sportsman club and saw a front sight tipped with gold!
An older gentleman had the very top front of his sight covered in gold by a dentist friend of his. The amazing thing was no matter where he set that gun down that sight was HIGHLY visible from any angle!
Does anyone know of a sight like this for sale?

 

[clarksvillejoe]

You could use gold leaf, try Rio Grande Jewelry supply.

 

[user 31257]

Got a picture?
I’m a dental lab guy.

 

[Kodiak13]

Got a picture?
I’m a dental lab guy.

No, unfortunately I wasn't carrying my cell phone!!!

 

[Kodiak13]

Thought I'd ruff file the front top at a 45° and hammer gold into the ridges, then heat it? Any suggestions are appreciated!

 

[user 31257]

I solder gold all the time but I’m soldering it to gold, I don’t know anything about soldering gold to iron.
I could probably try it on an iron sight I’ve got kicking around but it won’t be until next week because I’m leaving for Arizona tomorrow.

 

[andy52]

Start out with a blank brass base, hammer out an old ring or whatever you can get reasonably, and solder the two together.

 

[armoredman]

That's better than the idiot I witnessed 25 years ago whose entire slide and barrel were gold plated...including INSIDE the barrel!!! The front sight had been replaced with a synthetic ruby. Needless to say his blinged out blaster was unfired, and with the barrel restricted like that, probably unsafe to fire! All on top of the factory plain black plastic frame..

 

[MaterielGeneral]

That's better than the idiot I witnessed 25 years ago whose entire slide and barrel were gold plated...including INSIDE the barrel!!! The front sight had been replaced with a synthetic ruby. Needless to say his blinged out blaster was unfired, and with the barrel restricted like that, probably unsafe to fire! All on top of the factory plain black plastic frame..

Sounds like a toy.

 

[armoredman]

G word, supposedly fully functional, but he didn't fire it on the indoor range I was working at.

 

[BillKilgore]

I have Novak gold dot front sights on a couple 1911s. The gold is easily picked up in any light and does not tarnish.

 

[user 48679]

New England Custom Gun makes/sells such front sights; the vintage Redfield Sourdough Patridge also had a like one.

Skinner Gun Sights has a polished brassie front sight that would also work, although I'd paint the sides of the blade.

http://www.skinnersights.com/front_sights_5.html
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-redfield-sourdough-gold-face-163603691

 

[SOLANCO]

Strikes me a gold sight will stand out regardless of the color of your target. Can't say that for every sight material.

 

[Eutycus]

G word, supposedly fully functional, but he didn't fire it on the indoor range I was working at.

Are there really fully functional plastic frames out there?

 

[user 48679]

Are there really fully functional plastic frames out there?

That's what synthetic frame auto-loading unmentionable handguns are often referred to as.

 

[Tom A Hawk]

I've seen brush on electro plating kits. It would be easy to paint a dab on the back edge of a sight.

 

[Eutycus]

That's what synthetic frame auto-loading unmentionable handguns are often referred to as.

Sorry for some reason I was thinking black plastic as in Mattel instead of Polymer as in Glock. And I was trying to picture a "synthetic" ML. Sorry I was having a senior moment.

 

[armoredman]

A 3D printed Tower pistol would be interesting...briefly...

 

[Eutycus]

I was referring to strictly MLs. Most people are aware of plastics and polymers in other firearms. Even those of us who don't get out much.

 

[nhmoose]

TC made a couple in sidelock , everybody else in unmentionable inline in fact hard to find the unmentionable ones done in wood.