Front sight…..sideways N or Z

[Hercules Powder]

Are there front sights marked with sideways N or is it a Z? The ones I have it look like an N perpendicular to the barrel not a Z parallel with the barrel. If there are sideways N marked sights by which companies and serial number range were they used?

Is QHMC the only company that used Z marked sights?

Along those same lines. Are all NPM NN front sights marked NN side by side (sideways) right behind the blade?


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John

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[mar53]

According to Reisch there are both Z and N marked front sights. I believe you would look at it at the same angle as the barrel. Z were used only by Quality HW (again according to Reisch). N were used by Inland, Quality, Irwin Pederson, Saginaw, Nat'l Postal, Std Products, and IBM at various points in production. According to War baby, N was made by Niedner Rifle. Z, I can find no reference as to maker. Maybe someone else has some other data source.

According to Reisch , Z sights used by Quality from serial 1550000 to around 1900000 (along with QJ, unmarked, JQ and N)

[BrianQ]

The sideways N (aka Z) marked front sights were also used by Inland, NPM, & Standard Products.

[Hercules Powder]

The sideways N (aka Z) marked front sights were also used by Inland, NPM, & Standard Products.

Brain,

Just to make sure I understand, an N whether it's perpendicular to the barrel or parallel with the barrel is correct for Inland, NPM, & Standard Products.

Thanks
John