The ML30923 is a front sight only for use on the Mini-14 with winged front, which started manufacture in 2006 (models with s/n prefix 580). This is a winged style front sight. MEPROLIGHT sights, like our other self-illuminated products & devices take maximum advantage of tritium light sources - the fail-safe, maintenance-free light sources that don’t require any external source of energy and provides up to 15 years of usable light under all weather conditions. MEPROLIGHT continues to offer the strongest guarantee in the industry for the usable light of our TRU-DOT sights.