tangent sight???

big bear · Post by **big bear** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:21 pm

Does anyone know what that refers to?

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:54 pm

Off @ an angle?

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:04 pm

Tang sight....right?

big bear · Post by **big bear** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:51 am

It was in an ad, the guy said tangent, I thought tang but figured he probably knew enough to say it was a tang sight. I'll let you know if he sends pics...thought there just might be some weird sight I'd never heard of.

Pete44ru · Post by **Pete44ru** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:10 am

A "tangent" rear gun sight is an adjusable rear sight whose sighting leaf or aperture moves up/down on the tangent of an arc, rather than on the arc itself.

It's exemplified in small firearms by the Browning High Power tangent rear sight and the Mauser battle rifle tangent rear sight - It is identified by a hinge pin at the front end of the sight's long leaf, and usually has a winged sight body that the leaf rises from as elevation is applied.

The sight had it's origins in cannonery, IIRC.

Old Time Hunter · Post by **Old Time Hunter** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:28 am

The Springfield Trapdoor 1877 is a tangent sight, as in the top one. The second one down is a linear sight, same as the bottom two, but they are called "Buffington" linear sights w/windage.

big bear · Post by **big bear** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 8:42 am

Thanks very much for the information/education.Much appreciated.

BenT · Post by **BenT** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:35 pm

Old Time Hunter , you have a problem .You have too many Trapdoors.

big bear · Post by **big bear** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:43 am

Is the ladder sight on my 1886SRC same as tangent sight?