Patent ID: 7730655

Claim:
A sight mount for fire arms comprising a base part to be mounted on the fire arm, an upper part to have a sight mounted thereon, and means for releasably locking the base part and the upper part together with the sight fixed in the intended operative position on the fire arm, wherein the upper part is pivoted relative to the base part for movement about an axis between a first position corresponding to said operative position of the sight, wherein at least one projection on one of the upper part and the base part engages a groove on the other one of said parts, and a second position transverse to the first position, wherein the projection is disengaged from the groove to allow the upper part to be separated from the base part, and that said means comprises a latch which is spring biased to an engaged position preventing pivoting of the upper part from said first position, and against the spring bias can be brought into a disengaged position allowing pivoting of the upper part.