Patridge front sight - pronunciation?

jersey_emt · December 2, 2009, 12:45 PM

I was wondering...the Patridge style front sight -- commonly misspelled as "Partridge", like the bird -- what exactly is the proper pronunciation?

PAT-ridge?

PAY-tridge?

PAH-tridge?

Something else altogether?

**Mike Irwin** · December 2, 2009, 01:15 PM

PAT-ridge

w_houle · December 2, 2009, 01:54 PM

Guess I never paid attention to the spelling of it. So it isn't "... and a pear tree" after all!

fisherman66 · December 2, 2009, 02:01 PM

I could very well be wrong, but I always pronounce it "sour dough".

LHB1 · December 2, 2009, 02:41 PM

I have always pronounced it: PAH-tridge

Thirties · December 2, 2009, 06:02 PM

Say it as if you are a native of Downeast Maine . . .

PAAT - ridge

Dfariswheel · December 2, 2009, 08:44 PM

Developed by famed target shooter E. E. Patridge in 1892.

w_houle · December 2, 2009, 09:34 PM

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Developed by famed target shooter E. E. Patridge in 1892.

Yep and the Peabody Rifle was a dandy of a rifle too, but most know it as the Martini-Henry.

dgludwig · December 10, 2009, 07:28 PM

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Guess I never paid attention to the spelling of it. So it isn't "... and a pear tree" after all!

Yep, me too.

**James K** · December 10, 2009, 08:55 PM

Another common misunderstanding is that a "Bull" barrel is called that because it is big and heavy. Nope. That kind of barrel was developed by a man named Freeman Bull.

While the Martini action is an improved version of the Peabody, no one could seriously call them the same gun. (In those British rifle names the first is the inventor of the action, the second the inventor of the rifling type.)

Jim

RT · December 11, 2009, 10:06 AM

Just last night I was wondering about the correct pronunciation.
I say pat-ridge.

December 2, 2009, 12:45 PM	#1
jersey_emt Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2009 Posts: 440	Patridge front sight - pronunciation? I was wondering...the Patridge style front sight -- commonly misspelled as "Partridge", like the bird -- what exactly is the proper pronunciation? PAT-ridge? PAY-tridge? PAH-tridge? Something else altogether? __________________ A liberal firearms owner and 2A supporter from New Jersey (yes, we do exist). SIG Sauer P6, S&W Model 59, Ruger Mark II "NRA Endowment" special edition, Mossberg 500 12-gauge. Please check out WhichGun.com, a firearms reference and buying guide.

December 2, 2009, 01:15 PM	#2
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 14, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 33,161	PAT-ridge __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

December 2, 2009, 01:54 PM	#3
w_houle Senior Member Join Date: March 29, 2007 Location: Junction City, KS Posts: 1,389	Guess I never paid attention to the spelling of it. So it isn't "... and a pear tree" after all! __________________ How could you have a slogan like "freedom is slavery" when the concept of freedom has been abolished?

December 2, 2009, 02:01 PM	#4
fisherman66 Senior Member Join Date: August 22, 2005 Location: Rhome, TX Posts: 4,630	I could very well be wrong, but I always pronounce it "sour dough". __________________ la plus belle des ruses du diable est de vous persuader qu'il n'existe pas!

December 2, 2009, 02:41 PM	#5
LHB1 Senior Member Join Date: March 25, 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,545	I have always pronounced it: PAH-tridge __________________ Good shooting and be safe. LB

December 2, 2009, 06:02 PM	#6
Thirties Senior Member Join Date: April 29, 2001 Location: Where the Red Sox meet the Black Bears Posts: 561	Say it as if you are a native of Downeast Maine . . . PAAT - ridge

December 2, 2009, 08:44 PM	#7
Dfariswheel Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2001 Posts: 6,575	Developed by famed target shooter E. E. Patridge in 1892.

December 10, 2009, 08:55 PM	#10
James K Staff Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 16,445	Another common misunderstanding is that a "Bull" barrel is called that because it is big and heavy. Nope. That kind of barrel was developed by a man named Freeman Bull. While the Martini action is an improved version of the Peabody, no one could seriously call them the same gun. (In those British rifle names the first is the inventor of the action, the second the inventor of the rifling type.) Jim __________________ Jim K

December 11, 2009, 10:06 AM	#11
RT Senior Member Join Date: September 10, 2000 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 2,188	Just last night I was wondering about the correct pronunciation. I say pat-ridge.