To add a little style to my Rigby, I want to install an ivory or platinum triangle on the single standing leaf of my rear sight. Does any one sell that item ready made? If not, who could make one? Finally, could the triangle simply be epoxied to the sight?
Thanks for your help.

No matter the material, it will need to be dovetailed into the sight.

O.K. the purpose of the triangle, as I understand, is to focus the eye on the point on the relatively flat reat blade...--to put the front bead... I think I would go with ivory over platinum or maybe blaze orange... this is a "dangerous" game gun. Then there are the ghost rings the size of dimes... or larger.

Brownells.com has whatever is available and knowledge of everything else and takes questions, for North America anyway. Beyond that, I would think about any jeweler could make you what you require assuming you can get ivory. Epoxy should hold it on, but how well natural material will stand up? Good question. If fired these things buck. luck.

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Originally posted by iiranger:
O.K. the purpose of the triangle, as I understand, is to focus the eye on the point on the relatively flat reat blade...--to put the front bead...

I suppose it helps with that some with express sights, but the primary purpose is to help center the bead in low light - where a ghost ring is not nearly as good. I've used 'em all, and prefer a simple platinum center wire with a platinum day bead, and a folding convex porcelain moon bead. An inverted triangle with the apex in the bottom of the V works OK, but I haven't found it any better than a simple center wire. I wouldn't recommend ivory, as it can discolor over time, reducing it's effectiveness. Blaze orange, gold, and brass aren't very effective in low light either. You want something that picks up light, and platinum is the best I've used.
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I haven't done any Plat. triangels. Platinum is the traditional inlay for a fine line inlay into the rear sight.

For triangles gold really stands out as does ivory. Epoxy simply put won't stand up to the recoil. They must be dovetailed in.

Roger Ferrell did a very nice job on a rear sight ivory triange on a rifle he built for me. It is dovetailed in.

Roger Ferrell
130 White Oak Ct
Fayetteville, GA 30214-3885
770-460-0533
rogersgunworks@yahoo.com

I would use ivory. I can see a flat white triangle better than a silver-colored one, and it looks the same no matter which way the light is coming from. Large ivory bead up front, too.

In.1988.had.sudden.chance.to.go.to.Botswana.
Epoxied.triangle.of.white.bond.paper.to.sight
leaf.of.Sako.Safari.375...Worked.perfectly.
Still.there.unworn.and.bright.white
when.I.sold.rifle.several.years.later.

Why.when.I.read.this.post.do.I.sound.like.William.Shatner.

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Originally posted by vigillinus:
In.1988.had.sudden.chance.to.go.to.Botswana.
Epoxied.triangle.of.white.bond.paper.to.sight
leaf.of.Sako.Safari.375...Worked.perfectly.
Still.there.unworn.and.bright.white
when.I.sold.rifle.several.years.later.

space.bar.in.my.puter.not.working!!!

...should you decide to use ivory, go with warthog. It won't change color as readily as ele.

I would use platinum. It'll be easier to obtain, easier to dovetail in, easier to replace if you lose it and in this days of CITES you won't run the risk of your rifle impounded by an eagle-eyed CITES aware customs official if you ever visit outside your home country!

Ivory was traditionally used on the flip-up "full moon" front sight on many British rifles for low light use in India.

However any such rearsight insert if too large will cause problems if you have the sun behind you on a bright day. It will cause you to shoot high. For that reason if you have too I'd choose a fine line. So that your sight picture will look like a lollipop.