Handgun Sights

Abstract

Iron sights for a handgun that positions both the front and rear sight components within the shooter's depth of field when the handgun is presented at extension. In one exemplary embodiment for a pistol, the iron sights of this invention include a front sight component located adjacent the muzzle end of a conventional handgun and a rear sight component located forward of the ejection port of the pistol. The front sight component and rear sight component are spaced apart from one another to have a sight radius of less than two and a half inches, so that the focal planes of both sight components fall within the shooter's field of view when the pistol is presented on target. By positioning the front and rear sight components closer together, against traditional conventions of marksmanship, to be within the shooter's depth of field, both of the front and rear sight components can be clearly perceived visually by the shooter when the handgun is presented at extension on target.

I claim: 
     
         1 : Improved iron sights for a firearm having a muzzle end and a rear end thereof, the iron sights comprising:
 a front sight component mounted to the firearm adjacent the firearm muzzle end; and   a rear sight component mounted to the firearm between the front sight and firearm rear end and spaced from the front sight component within the depth of field of the shooter when the firearm is presented so that both the rear sight component and the front sight component are visually in focus to the shooter when the firearm is presented.   
     
     
         2 : The iron sights of  claim 1  wherein the front sight component and rear sight component are spaced less than two inches (6.5 mm) apart. 
     
     
         3 : Iron sights for a handgun having a muzzle end and a rear end thereof, the iron sights comprising:
 a front sight component mounted to the handgun adjacent the handgun muzzle end; and   a rear sight component mounted to the handgun between the front sight and handgun rear end and spaced from the front sight component within the depth of field of the shooter when the handgun is presented at extension so that both the rear sight component and the front sight component are visually in focus to the shooter when the handgun is presented at extension, where the rear sight component is spaced from the shooter's eye at a distance approximately equal to the shooter's extended arm.   
     
     
         4 : The iron sights of  claim 3  wherein the front sight component and rear sight component are spaced less than two inches (6.5 mm) apart. 
     
     
         5 : Iron sights for a pistol having a muzzle end and a rear end thereof, the pistol also having an ejection port between the muzzle end and rear end, the iron sights comprising:
 a front sight component mounted to the pistol adjacent the muzzle end; and   a rear sight component mounted to the pistol between the front sight and the rear end and spaced from the front sight component within the depth of field of the shooter when the pistol is presented at extension so that both the rear sight component and the front sight component are visually in focus to the shooter when the pistol is presented at extension, where the rear sight component is spaced from the shooter's eye at a distance approximately equal to the shooter's extended arm.   
     
     
         6 : The iron sights of  claim 5  wherein the front sight component and rear sight component are spaced less than two inches (6.5 mm) apart. 
     
     
         7 : The iron sights of  claim 5  wherein the rear sight component is located between the front sight component and the ejection port.