Front Sight, Baughman

A Baughman front sight is a ramped front sight that was developed in the 1930s by US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) employee Thomas Frank Baughman.1 2

In 1935, Smith & Wesson adapted the Baughman front sight for use on their .357 Magnum revolver.3

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footnotes/sources:

  1. Supica, Jim, and Richard Nahas. Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson. 3rd ed., Krause Publications, 2006
  2. “FBI Application Of Thomas Frank Baughman ⇒, 1919.” Faded Glory: Dusty Roads Of An FBI Era.
  3. Supica, Jim, and Richard Nahas. Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson. 3rd ed., Krause Publications, 2006