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The present invention is a rail mounted back-up sight with at least one, but preferred two, illumination apparatuses mounted thereon. The back-up sight features a sight housing that is configured to selectively alternate between a stowed and a spring-biased deployed position. Any type of illuminatio

The present invention is a rail mounted back-up sight with at least one, but preferred two, illumination apparatuses mounted thereon. The back-up sight features a sight housing that is configured to selectively alternate between a stowed and a spring-biased deployed position. Any type of illumination apparatus may be used, but the preferred apparatus is a flashlight, mounted upon wither side of a sight base. Either a front or a rear sight may be utilized as could different types of illumination apparatuses.

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1. A back-up sight for a firearm comprising: a. a base mountable upon a firearm rail, said base having a top surface, a front side, a rear side, two opposing lateral sides a bottom, and a bolt located in a bore extending between the lateral sides of the base, configured for mounting upon said rail;b

1. A back-up sight for a firearm comprising: a. a base mountable upon a firearm rail, said base having a top surface, a front side, a rear side, two opposing lateral sides a bottom, and a bolt located in a bore extending between the lateral sides of the base, configured for mounting upon said rail;b. a sight housing hingedly mounted upon the base and spring biased in an upward position, generally perpendicular to the base, said sight housing defining a sight window;c. a latch for securing the sight housing in a position generally in-line with the base, against the spring bias, releasable such that when the latch is released the spring bias will move the sight housing into the upward position; andd. an illumination apparatus positioned upon one of the opposing lateral sides beneath a level of the bolt. 2. The back-up sight of claim 1, further comprising a second illumination apparatus mounted upon the other of the two opposing lateral sides directly across the first illumination apparatus. 3. The back-up sight of claim 2, the illumination apparatuses being selected from the set of illumination apparatuses consisting of: halogen lights, LED lights, incandescent lights, and laser lights. 4. The back-up sight of claim 3, the illumination apparatuses each comprising a cylindrical housing, lens and a switch, the housing being positioned along the lateral sides of the base. 5. The back-up sight of claim 2, the illumination apparatuses each comprising a cylindrical housing, lens and a switch, the housings being positioned along the lateral sides of the base. 6. The back-up sight of claim 1, the illumination apparatus being selected from the set of illumination apparatuses consisting of: halogen lights, LED lights, incandescent lights, and laser lights. 7. The back-up sight of claim 6, the illumination apparatus comprising a cylindrical housing, lens and a switch, the housing being positioned along the side of the base. 8. The back-up sight of claim 1, the illumination apparatus comprising a cylindrical housing, lens and a switch, the housing being positioned along the side of the base. 9. The back-up sight of claim 1, the back-up sight comprising a sighting bead located within the sight window. 10. The back-up sight of claim 1, the back-up sight comprising a sighting block located within the sight window.