patridge sight

patridge sight
\\ˈpa.trij-\ noun
Etymology: after E. E. Patridge, 19th century American sportsman, its inventor
: a gunsight consisting of a square post front sight and a rectangular notch rear sight; sometimes : the square post front sight only

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