DIAMOND SIGHTS IN THE BUSH. 



A FRIEND desires information on the above subject ; 

 so I will endeavour to give it. 



The employment of diamonds to sight guns is a 

 new idea, and if the stones were properly set, they 

 would be of great importance for night or thick jungle 

 shooting. Up to this date I am only aware of one 

 firm of gunmakers applying the precious stone to 

 this purpose— the reason is not far to seek. Other 

 manufacturing firms doubtless think that the appli- 

 cation of diamonds for this purpose is protected by 

 a patent, but this cannot be the case. It is a pity, 

 therefore, that more enterprising and higher standing 

 firms do not turn their attention to this subject. At 

 the present time the diamonds both in the fore and 

 back sight are simply rose diamonds — that is, set in 

 a solid backing, instead of being brilliants, producing 

 the result that there are many positions a sportsman 

 may be placed in where not a particle of light can 

 reach them. 



This has again and again been pointed out to the 

 adapters of the precious stone to this purpose; but 

 they, like many ignorant persons, refuse to be con- 

 verted from the error they make, and this must be 

 glaringly manifest to any perse . of the most ordi- 

 nary experience. 



If I utilized this adaptation, I would have the 

 sights made in silver, with the diamonds properly 

 set by a jeweller, when ^hey could be attached to his 

 rifle by any ordinary locksmith or tinker. 



