Earliest Front/Rear Sight?

[nalesq]

I happened to be at the Cleveland Museum of Art the other day and noticed a displayed handgun that had both front and rear sights:

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170917/c01fb32e0ed1cd2795051b6d1693f8d2.jpg

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170917/31473e5a13a41741314072210462516e.jpg

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170917/08839d949a6c5784eb0102fb4b40eb10.jpg

It is a fancy pants Silesian wheel lock pistol from about 1630. I've seen early handguns with crude front sights before, but this is the earliest I can remember seeing with both front AND rear sights.

Does anyone know if there are any earlier examples of front and rear sight use on handguns?



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[Balisong]

I don't know of any earlier front and rear sights, but those are absolutely beautiful! Thank you very much for posting these pics, they are VERY interesting.