Upgrade Your Smith and Wesson SW1911 with the LAV Professional Rear Sight
The Kensight Larry Vickers LAV Professional Adjustable Rear Sight gives Smith and Wesson SW1911 shooters a purpose-built target sight designed for the compatible SW1911 adjustable sight cut. Its defining sight picture comes from a 0.140-inch-wide by 0.120-inch-deep rear notch, paired with a serrated blade, rounded corners and audible-click windage and elevation adjustments.
For shooters replacing an SW1911 rear sight, SKU 860-883 combines precise two-axis adjustment with the open-notch sight picture of the LAV Professional series in a configuration made specifically for this Smith & Wesson application.
More Visual Space Around the Front Sight
At the center of the 860-883 design is its larger rear opening. The 0.140-inch-wide notch gives the front sight additional visual space inside the rear blade, while the 0.120-inch depth creates the deep target-notch profile of the LAV Professional sight.
That larger opening helps the shooter locate and center the front blade quickly. Serrations across the rear blade help manage reflected light, while the rounded blade profile reduces sharp exterior corners for a smoother, less snag-prone sight design.
Audible-Click Windage and Elevation Adjustment
SKU 860-883 provides audible click adjustments for both windage and elevation, giving the shooter distinct adjustment feedback when changing the rear sight setting. The two-axis adjustment system allows horizontal and vertical point-of-impact corrections while retaining the wide-notch LAV Professional sight picture.
For target practice, training and focused range use, the combination of windage and elevation adjustment, a serrated rear blade and the 0.140-inch-wide target notch gives Smith and Wesson SW1911 shooters a rear sight built for deliberate sight-picture and point-of-impact adjustment.
Smith & Wesson SW1911 Fit and Compatibility
The Kensight 860-883 is made for Smith & Wesson SW1911 pistols using the compatible adjustable sight cut. The sight cut is the critical fitment point, so compatibility should be verified at the pistol rather than assumed from the Smith & Wesson name or the 1911 platform alone.
860-883 Product Features
- Larry Vickers LAV Professional target-sight configuration
- Designed for the compatible Smith & Wesson SW1911 adjustable sight cut
- Audible click adjustments for windage and elevation
- 0.140-inch-wide rear notch for increased visual space around the front sight
- 0.120-inch-deep target notch
- Larger rear opening helps locate and center the front blade quickly
- Serrated rear blade helps manage reflected light
- Rounded blade profile reduces sharp exterior corners for a smoother, less snag-prone design
- Adjustable target-sight configuration
- Part of the LAV Professional Sight Series
SW1911 Rear Sight Specifications
The LAV Professional Sight Picture for the Smith & Wesson SW1911
SKU 860-883 applies the LAV Professional sight-picture concept to the Smith & Wesson SW1911 adjustable sight cut. The wide, deep notch provides additional visual room around the front blade, rear serrations help manage reflected light, and the rounded blade profile reduces sharp exterior corners for a smoother, less snag-prone design.
Audible-click windage and elevation adjustments add precise two-axis sight control to that configuration. Together, these features give SW1911 shooters a Kensight target rear sight built around the distinctive sight picture and adjustment characteristics of the Larry Vickers LAV Professional series.
