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Old vs New Dovetails
Does anyone out there know the difference between the old dovetail and the new dovetails. I am trying to find night sights but cant find any for the old dovetails. If I can get the dimensions I can determine how to proceed. I have done a lot of work on 1911 pistols and I am very good at fitting sights to dovetails. I am hoping that the new dovetail is narrower than the old ones. I am looking for information on both front and rear dovetails.
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My first generation K9 is in the big safe since I don't carry it anymore, and I won't be able to get into that for a week or two because it's buried behind some home improvement material. But if no one else comes through, I'll get those measurements after that project is out of the way.
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Dawson has F.O. for the old style. Not sure about night sights.
https://dawsonprecision.com/copy-of-...optic-front-1/
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Dawson can also tell you what those dimensions are as well. I'm not sure of the dimension but it's mostly the angle that changed. There should be a thread around here showing the difference. I'll see if I can find it.
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https://www.kahrtalk.com/showthread....ight=dovetails
This thread has a good picture that shows the difference. Might help some.
In Memory of Paul "Dietrich" Stines.
Dad: Say something nice to your cousin Shirley
Dietrich: For a fat girl you sure don't sweat much.
Cue sound of Head slap.
RIP Muggsy & TMan
"If you are a warrior legally authorized to carry a weapon and you step outside without that weapon, then you become a sheep, pretending that JOCKO will not come today."
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Call off the hounds!! I called Meprolight and they do still have the TruDot night sights for pre-2004 dovetails. They don't carry them as a set but you can buy them separately. I called customer service and they told me to look them up as separate pieces and they popped right up.
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Good news, that!
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I ordered Dawson FO sights for the old style dovetail on my MK9 and the front sight finger-pushes right through the old dovetail from left to right. No contact, appears the foot thickness is a fraction of a mm too thin to capture the sight. I called Dawson and they said they aren't sure if the dimensions are for a MK9 or another model, so bottom line back they go to Dawson and I'm back to square 1, looking for new sights for a 2000-era MK9.
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