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Trijicon HD Night Sights (1911 Novak Cut)

Trijicon HD night sight set with high-visibility orange or yellow front ring, the most popular 1911 night sight upgrade.

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Quick Specs

Price
$152
Weight
0.6 oz
Brand
Trijicon
Category
buis

Features

  • Tritium front and rear
  • Orange or yellow front ring
  • Wide rear notch
  • Steel housing
  • Novak Lo-Mount cut

Capability Boosts

Low Light+2
CQB+1
Reliability+1

Recommended For

Home Defense+4
Duty/Patrol+3
Competition
Vehicle Operations
Range Training
Outdoor Defense

Compatibility Tags

family: handgunframe: 1911-government

Overview

Trijicon's HD Night Sights are the most-stocked 1911 night sight upgrade in the country. The set combines tritium lamps in both the front and rear blades with a photoluminescent orange or yellow ring around the front tritium vial. The ring is bright in any light condition, charging from ambient daylight and glowing under defensive low-light, while the tritium provides true zero-light visibility. The wide rear notch is a deliberate Trijicon design choice: it prioritizes fast front-sight pickup and target acquisition over distance precision, which is the right tradeoff for a defensive 1911.

The set is fit specifically to the Novak Lo-Mount dovetail, the most common 1911 sight cut on modern production pistols (Springfield Loaded and TRP, Kimber, Sig Sauer 1911, Dan Wesson Specialist, Wilson Combat, Nighthawk). GI / Mil-Spec dovetails are NOT compatible; if your 1911 has the older taller GI cut (Springfield Mil-Spec, older Colts, GI clones), order the Trijicon HD Colt cut variant instead. Verify your specific pistol's dovetail before ordering.

Steel housing construction with the standard Trijicon 12-year tritium lamp warranty. Available with orange front ring (default, highest visibility for most shooters) or yellow front ring (preferred by shooters with tritium-color sensitivity or who want a calmer sight picture). The rear blade is blacked out with no dots, the design intent is to draw the eye to the bright front sight rather than balance attention across three dots.

Key Features

  • Tritium lamps in both front and rear blades
  • Photoluminescent orange or yellow ring around the front tritium vial
  • Wide rear notch for fast target acquisition
  • Blacked-out rear blade focuses the eye on the front sight
  • Steel housing construction
  • 12-year Trijicon tritium lamp warranty
  • Cut for the Novak Lo-Mount 1911 dovetail (separate SKU for GI/Colt cut)

Pros

  • +Bright orange or yellow front ring is fast to pick up in any light
  • +Wide rear notch prioritizes speed over precision
  • +Trijicon's standard 12-year tritium warranty
  • +Most-stocked 1911 night sight; widely available across retailers

Cons

  • Wide rear notch trades distance precision for speed
  • Novak Lo-Mount cut is the most common 1911 cut but not universal (Mil-Spec/GI cut needs different SKU)
  • Front sight may sit slightly tall on some Series 80 Colts

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