Two years ago the top lever locking bolt on my Lewis 16 ga. fractured in the field but the loose piece stayed in the frame. I sent it to Buck Hamlin who took it all apart and welded a new locking bolt onto the top lever and refit it to the barrels and reblued it. He sent me an invoice for $200 (he also reblued the trigger guard and safety button while he was at it) and put a note on the invoice that said "Mike: This model (Lewis) is a nightmare to reassemble." This from a man who could reassemble an LC Smith with his eyes closed. I miss him. I appreciate your analytic and physical skills at having figured all this out on your own. Not me.
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