Rear sights

[WALKERs210]

I have a CVA flintlock Hawken, Investarm Hawken, and a TC Renegade. All of these have the adjustable rear sight, on my Pedersoli Frontier it has the tall buck horn style rear sight. I know the adjustable may or may not have advantages but what was the typical style or type on original Hawken rifles.

 

[WALKERs210]

I tried to edit the first post but it would not allow it. Anyway the rifles I have don't get used very much and I was only looking for what would be cosmetic and more in line with how they would have been made. Thanks again

 

[Flint311]

On originals, I'm guessing fixed sights. Adjustable sights would be quite expensive and people wouldn't want to re-sight every time a new patch/ball combo is used. "Fixin's" were used sparingly. Keep everything the same, shot to shot. Plus, adjustable sights may move when not wanted...... Just a thought.

 

[rafterob]

Since these rifles aren't really representative of Hawken rifles but more of a generic Plains rifle, of which there were many variations, I would suppose there was a wide variety of sights. Most adjustable sights would have been step type or leaf sights. If you want to change the sights, I would look for the style that you like the best.Someone had posted some pics not too long ago of a nice buckhorn type replacement sight. I have found that I don't use the adjustable function on my Traditions sight once I had it sighted in so I don't really see any advantage to it. I get by just as well with set sights. A Buckhorn will give you advantage if you are shooting long distances because the "horns" give you elevation reference. But out to a hundred yards they are not needed.