Patent ID: 6418657
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: F41G

Abstract:
A sight mount for a firearm, comprising:a base having a forward end and a rear end, said base having an upper surface having a plurality of transverse slots formed therein and a lower surface having a pair of inwardly directed V-shaped dovetail rails formed therein; an integral rear sight platform extending rearwardly from said rear end of said base, said platform including a vertical bore and an intersecting transverse rectangular bore for receiving a vertical threaded shaft and an elevation adjustment knob, respectively, of an iron sight assembly, and wherein said platform and said vertical bore and said intersecting transverse rectangular bore are positioned to enable use of said iron sight assembly while viewing a target through a sight mounted on the sight mount; and a pair of integral protective ears extending upwardly from said rear end of said base.