rear sight

noun

rear sight

Just the instant I saw his shining fur through the circle of my rear sight he heard me and jumped, and my bullet missed him.

The captain takes the piece, grasping it with his right hand just above the rear sight, the man dropping his hands.

The center of gravity of the rifle, with bayonet fixed, is just in front of the rear sight.

"Oh, I've an old condemned rear sight below; I'll use that," smiled Lenn.

There are two kinds of sights on the rear sight leaf, the open and peep sight.

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