Front sight help

Might consider a bit of brass welding rod and carefully solder it in place, leave a little long and file to desired impact at range, then round top wit fine sandpaper.

Sounds like you're describing this with a post sight-



I had a CVA Colonial pistol that I picked up with a CVA Kentucky pistol and a Ruger Old Army that were all in pieces in a plastic tool box with a heap of accessories mixed in. I was shocked when I finally figure out that all the parts were actually there because they were almost completely broken down. The CVAs were kits that had only been played around with but not finished and the ROA was tore apart for who knows what reason. I used to refer to them as my box o' guns.
Auctioned off the Colonial pistol on Gunbroker for just under what I paid for the whole box o' guns n stuff.

I used a piece of brass rod on a revolver that was missing it's post.

You can buy CVA parts from Deer Creek Products in Waldron, IN. He has a website.

The brass rod seems to be a better fix than the Derringer front sight that Deer Creek has available. --->>> http://www.deercreekproducts.net/store/p1145/Derringer_Front_Sight_-_P276.html

That front sight appears to be a tiny triangular blade with a post for attachment which may be too small.
At least the rod allows you to adjust the elevation.

Jukar was/is(?) a manufacturer in Spain that made many of the single shot pistols for some American importers. If your gun is marked as made in Spain, there is a good chance that it was made by them. This one has a blade sight:
https://smithauctions.hibid.com/lot/11217-96397-239360/cva-colonial-pistol--45cal--black-powder/

If you scroll down this thread at the Muzzleloading Forum past a couple of pistols, you will come to a CVA Colonial Pistol parts list and diagram that shows the sight separate from the barrel:
https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/please-tell-me-about-this-pistol.100081/

SlowFuse said:

Thanks for the info. I see the triangle sight, does look quite small.

I think I'll try the brass rod.

Now... where's that soldering iron...

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The front site fell off of my 58 remmie clone, bad attachment @ the factory and I just used some flux and solder and a lighter I bought at the store, then clamped it and tightened the clamp as I was heating everything up. Before I dropped the site in the hole, I fluxd it, then put in a bead of solder in the hole.
So far, so good!

Yes, it is.
I think I only paid about $10.00 or $12 for it.

BTW: This is the clamp I used. I got everything hot enough that the tip of the sight was imbedded about 1/16 into the top of the clamp.