Patent ID: 8490315

Claim:
Weapon sights for a weapon where the weapon includes an elongated barrel having a longitudinal bore axis, and an elongated accessory rail mounted to the weapon above the barrel and substantially parallel to the bore axis for supporting the weapon sights and a second weapon sight having a second line of sight parallel to the bore axis and spaced at a fixed selected distance above the bore axis when mounted to the accessory rail, the weapon sights comprising: a front sight; and a rear sight used in conjunction with the front sight to aim the weapon, the front sight includes an elongated sight body having a first end and a second end, means for detachably securing the first end of the front sight body to the accessory rail so that the second end of the front sight body extends laterally from the accessory rail in a cantilevered fashion, and a front sight post adjustably mounted to the second end of the front sight body at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the front sight body, the rear sight includes an elongated sight body having a first end and a second end, means for detachably securing the first end to the accessory rail so that the second end of the rear sight body extends laterally from the accessory rail in a cantilevered fashion, and a rear sight assembly mounted to the second end of the rear sight body at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the rear sight body, the rear sight assembly having an aperture therein whereby the front sight post is viewable through the aperture for aiming the weapon along a first line of sight parallel to the bore axis and spaced from the bore axis at substantially the fixed selected distance when mounted to the accessory rail.