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Watson tang sight?
Feb 8th, 2026 at 9:45am
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How common is a Watson tang sight? Any history?
  
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Reply #1 - Feb 21st, 2026 at 6:52pm
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Since I never got a reply to this, I guess they aren't that common. I'll take a pic and add it to this later.
  
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Reply #2 - Feb 21st, 2026 at 7:19pm
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I have never heard of one and a picture would help. Got me curious now...






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Re: Watson tang sight?
Reply #3 - Feb 22nd, 2026 at 6:28am
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If you  look in Tom Rowe’s book American Sights pages 276-278. you will find Watson Sights. I will post pictures after I resize them.
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Re: Watson tang sight?
Reply #4 - Feb 22nd, 2026 at 7:47pm
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Shucks, now I'll have to look for another of Tom's books. Are you reading this Tom? As you can see from Kurt's Catalogue pages and as pointed out in a PM from another kind member, Watson was based in Toronto, Canada and around 1927 was bought by Belding and Mull. Here are some snapshots of mine. It folds flat backwards and the graduations are such that it takes 2 turns to move to a half mark and 4 turns for a full mark. The turning is smooth and with enough tension that it won't be moved accidentally.The Watson name is on the bottom of the back side that faces the shooter. The base on this one has 2 screw holes at .825 c-to-c. Now, if anyone should happen to have a spare one of those Watson front sights shown in the catalogue, I would be happy to hear about it;-)
If anyone should be curious about the case that it is resting on, it is a 44-40 XL for my Wesson. You know, if my Wesson needed a tang sight, a Wesson Watson has a nice ring to it.
  
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