Enhanced Iron Sights

Abstract

A firearm such as a pistol, which uses “iron sights”. The forward sight element is secured to a forward portion of the pistol and has a generally rectangular cross section. The rear sight has a left element and a right element, both of which are secured to the pistol at a rearward portion of the firearm. To assist the user in sighting when the forward sight may appear larger than the gap between the rear sight elements, the rear sight elements each have a profile in which they are narrower at a base near the pistol than at the sighting gap distal from the pistol.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An iron sight for a firearm comprising:
 a) a forward sight element secured to a forward portion of a firearm, said forward sight having a generally rectangular cross section; and,   b) a rear sight assembly having a left element and a right element, the left element and the right element secured to the firearm at a rearward portion of the firearm such that,
 1) an upper gap is established between the left element and the right element distal from the firearm; and, 
 2) A lower gap is established between the left element and the right element proximate to the firearm, said upper gap being less than the lower gap. 
   
     
     
         2 . The iron sight for a firearm according to  claim 1 , wherein the left element is a mirror image of the right element. 
     
     
         3 . The iron sight for a firearm according to  claim 2 , wherein the upper portion of the left element has a substantially square finger portion extending toward the right element. 
     
     
         4 . The iron sight for a firearm according to  claim 3 , wherein the left element has an interior face portion extending at an angle from the square finger portion to the base of the left element. 
     
     
         5 . The iron sight for a firearm according to  claim 3 , wherein the left element has a curved interior face extending from the square finger portion to the base of the left element. 
     
     
         6 . The iron sight for a firearm according to  claim 3 , wherein the left element is substantially “L” shaped. 
     
     
         7 . The iron sight for a firearm according to  claim 3 , wherein the forward sight element includes a circular sighting ball located at a top portion thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The iron sight for a firearm according to  claim 3 , wherein the upper portion of the left element has at least two protrusions extending toward the right element. 
     
     
         9 . The iron sight for a firearm according to  claim 8 , wherein an upper protrusion has a length greater than a length of a lower protrusion. 
     
     
         10 . An iron sight for a firearm comprising:
 a) a forward sight element secured to a forward portion of a firearm, said forward sight having a generally rectangular cross section; and,   b) a rear left element and a rear right element secured to the firearm at a rearward portion of the firearm, said rear left element having a narrower cross section at a base near the firearm than a distal portion of the rear left element, the rear right element secured to the firearm at a rearward portion of the firearm such that a gap is established at an upper position between the rear left element and rear right element.   
     
     
         11 . The iron sight for a firearm according to  claim 10 , wherein the rear right element is a mirror image of the rear left element. 
     
     
         12 . The iron sight for a firearm according to  claim 11 , wherein the upper portion of the rear left element has a substantially square finger portion extending toward the rear right element. 
     
     
         13 . The iron sight for a firearm according to  claim 12 , wherein the rear left element has an interior face portion extending at an angle from the square finger portion to the base of the rear left element. 
     
     
         14 . The iron sight for a firearm according to  claim 12 , wherein the rear left element has a curved interior face portion extending from the square finger portion to the base of the rear left element. 
     
     
         15 . A firearm assembly comprising:
 a) a pistol;   b) a forward sight element secured to a forward portion of the pistol, said forward sight having a generally rectangular cross section;   c) a rear left element and a rear right element secured to the pistol at a rearward portion of the firearm, a profile of said rear left element and said rear right element being narrower at a base near the pistol than distal from the pistol.   
     
     
         16 . The firearm assembly according to  claim 15 , wherein the profile of the upper portion of the rear left element has a substantially square finger portion extending toward the rear right element and forming a gap therebetween. 
     
     
         17 . The firearm assembly according to  claim 16 , wherein the rear left element is a mirror image of the rear right element. 
     
     
         18 . The firearm assembly according to  claim 17 ,
 a) wherein said pistol includes an upper slide portion; and,   b) wherein the forward sight element, the rear left element, and the rear right element are secured to the slide portion.   
     
     
         19 . The firearm assembly according to  claim 17 ,
 a) wherein said pistol includes a barrel; and,   b) wherein the forward sight element is secured to the barrel.