Another Sudicatis

[Ron Wood]

Back in early June, â??Jack Lawmanâ?� posted photos of his nice Artillery and gave me credit for assisting in its acquisition. What he didnâ??t say was that when he found it, it was wearing a very nice set of the rare Sudicatis night sights. He graciously offered to sell them to me and now it is my turn to give him credit for helping me add the sights to my collection. I have mounted them on my one and only Artillery, a 1917 DWM, and they look like they really belong there. They are a bit different than the neat sights that were posted on this forum by Mauro Baudino, and published in his excellent book, in that the front sight-attaching band is split rather than a solid band like Mauroâ??s. This, I imagine, makes it easier to install. The knurled attaching knobs are also much smaller. I would think this was a later attempt to make the sight more â??tacticalâ?� in that it would now fit into an unmodified artillery holster.

I feel very privileged to own this hard to find item, and I am deeply grateful to Jack.