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"Did they cut the diamond so the all the light
from all angles is refracted directly towards you?"

No, that would cost way too much, it works fine as is.

Local watch smith/jewler is also a gunsmith. He knew exactly what I wanted. The original sight was made from steel and the diamond could not be mounted, so he reproduce it in sterling silver on a mini CNC mill. Including the tiny diamond it only cost me $180.00

Photo on the way.

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I would have insisted on Platinum. Nothings too good for my Baby.

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BONANZA

We normallydrill a hole in the front sight and
set the diamond in there.


Look forward to seeing the pic.

Mickey - when you find some platinum that
refracts light like a dimaond, let me know !!!

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I was referring to the silver sight.

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Here's the one on my Greener .577 x 2 3/4, not brilliant photos but you get the idea:



How does that compare with yours, bonanza?

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So that "fat lady" has a diamond ring as well. Marrakai you are a true romantic.

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A four claw mount would let in more light than a rubbed setting .
good shooting

sbs470

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I was hoping someone had one of these diamond front sights made this week. Any other pictures? Thanks Rustyzipper

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Carpetsahib,

Welcome to NE.com. Your offering sounds interesting. Can you state a price for such work?

Thanks,
Curl

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I think YG is yellow gold and WG is white gold

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Which metal would be the strongest and most durable? Do you have any pictures?

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Carpetsahib, have you fitted a diamond in place of a sight bead on a shotgun? I suppose a shotgun bead would require a larger diamond than a rifle sight. That would make my girl friend jealous. That's OK, she will get over it. I think one would look nice on my sporting clays shotgun.

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Carpetsahib

I am not being negative but how is the diamond supposed
to "shine" when the light is coming from the Muzzle end
of the gun ?

I believe from using them before that not enough of the diamond is stocking out to catch light in low light conditions.

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I'll have to bookmark this for posterity. This is a great thread. I am wondering if you could use the correct size tube in which to mount the stone. Then leave the muzzle end open and cut some windows in the tube top if necessary for more light. Thanks for all the pictures. I see that my 412 and my 1895 45-70 will both need these sights. I will get into some pretty dark brushy places on the hunt. Morning and evening it will be a help to seeing the front sight. Rustyzipper

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I agree with you 500 but if you use a tube just lock the front with a screw into the length of the tube. Then remove it to clean with Windex, Carb cleaner or other spray. Dry then reinstall the screw. If the inside of the tube stays bright maybe it will bounce back some lost light. Maybe there is little loss of light. A diamond in brilliant cut seems to be a great multiple prism. Carpetsahib, do those stones lose light behind them if cut right? TIA Rustyzipper

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I/m working on a new design that will eliminate most cleaning issues. A round brilliant cut diamond will pass light from back to front, so backlighting is a good idea. However, a correctly cut stone will exhibit total reflection in the case of a light ray coming in the front. The reflected ray then exits the front, exhibiting a spectrum, exactly like a prism. Thus, diamond's incomparable sparkle.

Here is another shotgun sight, this time with a blue diamond.

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I have never heard of such a thing. I would think glare or reflection might be an issue.

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500nitro,

Do you have a picture (or could you make a simple drawing) of what you consider an optimal diamond sight?

Erik

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I'll try.

I'll even try to get to a couple of guns
- one mine, a few belong to others.

I can draw how I like it, I can't determine the
type or cut of the diamond (? facets if I recall ?)
as I'm not a jeweller but they would know which type
of cut and what facets to have to refract the light
where we want it from any angle.

Give me a few days.

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Just bringing this back up to the top, hoping 500Nitro might make a drawing or take a picture for us.

Erik