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What is a buckhorn?

What is a buckhorn? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A horn of a buck.
  2. The royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
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Standard sights furnished on the Cimarron High Wall are a blade front and buckhorn rear sight in standard dovetails.
I would much rather see this model provided with a buckhorn rear sight for cowboy shooting.
The front sight was a dovetail blade and the rear a handmade primitive buckhorn.
Duplicates of original sights came on the new Ballard, consisting of Rocky Mountain front, buckhorn rear and sporting tang.
If you like, Wild West Guns will remove the buckhorn rear sight and install a slot blank.
The Winchester Model 1892 was equipped with standard buckhorn sights, while the Marlin had been fitted with a receiver sight.

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