Abstract: Apparatus for assisting aiming of firearms in darkness comprising a sight defining two spaced upstanding elements, each bearing at identical levels thereon one of a pair of light sources defining dots; a forward pointer comprising a base portion whose height is determined by rotatable threading thereof into a socket fixed on the firearm, and a top portion which is rotatably mounted with respect to the base portion for rotation about the longitudinal axis of the pointer; and a third light source defining a dot associated with the top portion of the forward pointer of the firearm, the third light source arranged to be aligned along a line between the pair of light sources and aligned with a target when the firearm is aimed in darkness.