I'd look into the Novak front sights. They have a large FO front sight. You'll have to figure out the correct size and make sure you have Novak cuts or whatever it may be. For the rear I would use an all black ledge type from Heinie, 10-8 or Harrison.

Novak Designs Inc. - Dovetail Front .060" Base Fiber Optic .200"

 

I'd look into the Novak front sights. They have a large FO front sight. You'll have to figure out the correct size and make sure you have Novak cuts or whatever it may be. For the rear I would use an all black ledge type from Heinie, 10-8 or Harrison.

Novak Designs Inc. - Dovetail Front .060" Base Fiber Optic .200"

Thank. I'll check out Novak

 

I intend to replace it with a fully adjustable rear sights.

Pay attention to the sight dovetails. Not all 1911's have the same dovetails, and most adjustable rear sights don't fit the dovetail on your specialist.

That doesn't mean there aren't adjustable sights available for your dovetail, just that you need to be aware of what you're looking for.

 

Thanks for the tip

 

This from Kensight may give you some idea of the different 1911 dovetails.

Common 1911 Sight Dovetails

stores.kensight.com

Novak does make an adjustable sight that fits a similar dovetail, but note the "Sights 101" page while you're at Novak and notice Dan Wesson doesn't use an "authorized" Novak dovetail. It may be close enough to work, though.

Sights 101

 

My eyes aren't the greatest either. For my Heinie Straight Eighths that I really like I use 1.5X shooting glasses. Made by ELVEX, ya can get them through Amazon at different powers(1.0-2.5). And they are inexpensive. I need them for all my iron sights. That is if you don't go Red dot optics like Holosun, Trijcon, Vortex, etc. I have them too.

 

I'll check out that ELVEX

 

as well as sights, you might ask our optometrist to make up prescription shooting glasses for you. A few years ago, had my eye guy "sight" a pair of ballistic Rudy shooting glasses (there are other brands too) so my clear vision is where a front sight is with my outstretched arm. I took a short stick with a nail in the end, and said "make my glasses be clear at the nail." You want to focus on the front sight, and the rear sight and the target will be a bit less clear, but it does work. As for actual sights, I have white dot Novak's or factory similar on most of my handguns. Enjoy your return to shooting. NV

 

I'm 67 and have had issues with seeing fixed sights for years. I have installed Dawson Precision fiber optic front sights on most of my handguns (and that's a lot of front sights). I prefer a black rear sight. Dan Wesson has changed the front sight dovetail at least three times over the last 15 years or so. My suggestion is to contact Dawson and provide them with the serial number of you DW. They can tell you what dovetail cut is on your DW and provide you with multiple options.They can install your sight or you can do it you self. I have installed all my sights myself.Good luck and have a ball shooting again.

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My CCO has sight cuts that are different than currently being used. Made many calls a few years ago and here are my notes. Don't know if the OP falls into the same situation, but this is the info I gleaned from all concerned.

2011 Model Year.
Front.. .350 Base Cut, 60* Angle. Called a Springfield Front.
Rear... .490 Base Cut, 65* Angle.
Called a Low Cut Novack Rear.
TRIJICON... is the only reasonable way to reglass the sight tubes, send slide to them.
Dan Wesson could also do this at a much higher cost. 607-336-1174.

 

I like the Trijicon HD XR and HD sights -- bright yellow or orange rings around the tritium dot are fairly easy for old eyes to see. But I have also used the Trijicon Bright and Tough tritium sights with a white ring around the front, too. Recently, I asked Novak Sights in Parkersburg, WV to help me out when I installed a Wilson Combat rear sight on my DW Valor (which is about .030" higher than the Heinie-like Straight-Eight style sight that came with the pistol) and needed a higher front sight accordingly. Novaks has sights with orange and yellow surrounds, but I was happy just to add white ones with tritium at the right height -- .210" I recall. Anyway, all I had to send was the slide (not the whole pistol) and their price for installing the new front sight was very reasonable. Novaks has done three or four jobs for me including re-milling a S&W Third Gen slide for a rear sight and always has done great work. They know sights (see their Sights 101 write-up, mentioned above) and can mill slides in many cases to make a set of sights fit.