What sight cut is this?

[ncrivello]

Having trouble figuring out what sights this Remington slide will accept. My caliper puts the cut right at .500" so I'm pretty sure it's a Novak or Hienie dovetail; but which variation?

https://www.cdnnsports.com/1911-slide-stainless-remington.html?___SID=U

[RIIID]

It looks like a novak style adjustable sight cut.

Rich

[Steve_53]

According to Remington, the 1911 R1 enhanced models have true "Novak" dovetails, on the basis 1911 R1, the front sight dovetail is a Novak, but the rear is proprietary.

[ncrivello]

It looks like a novak style adjustable sight cut.

Rich

That's what I'm thinking. I have an email out to Novak to see what options they have. That front 'lip' is what's throwing me; some sights have the lip flush with the dovetail and some are extended out further like this slide accommodates. I read elsewhere that this is an "old-style" adjustable Novak mount.

Edit: Looks like a Colt variation of the Novak?

http://www.brownells.com/handgun-parts/sights/rear-sights/1911-adjustable-rear-sights-prod41869.aspx

According to Remington, the 1911 R1 enhanced models have true "Novak" dovetails, on the basis 1911 R1, the front sight dovetail is a Novak, but the rear is proprietary.

The standard R1 slide has a derivative of the standard GI/government dovetail that is proprietary; the enhanced models have a standard novak cut. The slide I have is different and doesn't appear to have been offered on a production R1 thus adding to the mystery for me.

Edited May 6, 2016 by ncrivello

[ncrivello]

Found it:

http://novak.hydrabackoffice.com/Detail.aspx?PROD=1100491&CAT=9455

[cooper74]

I think Kimber's have that type of Novak cut with the notch.

[ncrivello]

Novak replied to my email; The Novak ALM01 I linked to paired with a .225" tall front sight are the correct parts for this slide.

[StraightSh00ter]

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Edited May 11, 2016 by StraightSh00ter