Rear sight on a Tulle....yes or No ? Thanks

[Rat]

Here you go Messr Rat







Powder measure used for scale. Started out there was three tenons cast together in gang mold.

Ohhh....wow, nice. !! I like.

 

[Rat]

A type "G" or Carolina gun's rear sight is about 1 1/2" from the breech. I suppose if you were young you might be able to see it. I can't, it's just a big blurry blob.
I have seen hundreds of original smooth bored guns with an "after market" rear sight. They were quite common.

Yep, seems the old timers sure liked to have the rear sight "too far" back. Drives me nutz on my minie' ball, rifle-muskets/civil war type rifles. I've had to either make them into peep sights, (by drilling a hole in the 300 yard leaf) or mount a sight further towards the muzzle, in order to shoot them. !!!

 

[Brokennock]

In Colonial Frontier guns, the French guns that Hamilton classified as Type "C" has a brass rear sight. The English type "G" or Carolina guns also has a rear sight......In both examples the rear sight is set back not far from the breech. I copied an original Carolina gun sight found at Fort Toulouse. If I were going to put a sight on a Fusil de Chasse I would pattern that type C sight......btw way...the dove tail on those things is shallow
David

Thank you. Appreciate the pictures and info.

The rear sight should be a bit out of focus. Front sight, front sight, Front Site.

 

[Einsiedler]

Ohhh....wow, nice. !! I like.

Thanks. Very small, simple, and effective. Easy to make too!

 

[Kansas Kid]

I have a Jager type rear on my fusil de chasse and it goes nice with the style.

 

[bud in pa]

I bought a book about French muskets, which at my age I can't remember the title or find, that has a period drawing of that brass sight on a Tulle.