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Harry Collins 05-08-2019 08:37 AM

The Top Lever spring?

Brian Dudley 05-08-2019 10:16 AM

1. The V spring
2. The bolt
3. The link (and roller if it has one)
4. The top lever (remove small retaining screw in side of frame tang)
5. The top lever cam.

Done.

Harry Collins 05-08-2019 06:18 PM

I use a small needle nose vice grip to remove the top lever (V) spring.

hugh rather 05-08-2019 07:31 PM

Thanks Brian. Now if I can get the boogered or staked screw out if the cam. Why this one- the one that is least supported. Even the little toplever retaining screw came out easily after some Kroil. Oh well time ,kroil and maybe a reshaped slot. Harry ,wish I knew where to get one of those needle nose vices-mostly see antique ones in muzzleloading articles.

Brian Dudley 05-08-2019 08:57 PM

They are not staked.
Sometimes they are just plain stuck. At times needing to be drilled out.

hugh rather 05-08-2019 11:40 PM

This one has been worked on in the past .The trigger return spring is wire not the flat spring version .That screw has a thoroughly wallowed out slot- evidence of a past battle.The slot can be recut so I can obtain a purchace on the screw and get it out hopefully. Harry ,I apoligise,you are using a modern vice grip,I had in mind an older end gripping minature vice.Good tip.Thank you,Hugh

Brian Dudley 05-09-2019 08:12 AM

Parker did switch to a wire trigger return spring at a point during production.

hugh rather 05-09-2019 10:28 AM

Did the hammerless guns ever have the flat trigger return spring?The only one I saw in my limited experience was in a 1878 lifter.

Brian Dudley 05-09-2019 01:05 PM

Yes. They did. Then a wire spring was used later on. I am not completely sure as to when the changeover was done.

Julian Young 03-13-2023 11:13 PM

Where did you get these documents Harry?


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