Patent ID: 6216351
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: F41G

Abstract:
A day and night weapon sight for sighting a weapon at targets during day and night light conditions, comprising:a mounting base having a rearward vertical surface,a rod-shaped light guide fixed to said mounting base so as to be aligned with a vertical plane which is parallel to an aiming axis of the weapon, and such that a rearward end of said light guide is visible at said rearward vertical surface of said mounting base, anda self-luminescent capsule having a radio-active luminescent source embedded in to said vertical surface of said mounting base vertically adjacent said light guide and parallel to the aiming axis so as to be aligned with said light guide along said vertical plane and separated from said light guide by a distance to cause minimal elevational deviation of the weapon to occur when the weapon is sighted at the target during both day and night light conditions.