16 Gauge PH sn 138556--

[Old and Reliable]

Dave Suponski was kind enough to detail this older King actioned gun for me. I have sent in my check and papers for a PGCA research letter- my guess (SWAG maybe?) is 1906-1907--

Harry Collins was also kind enough to sell me a new top lever leaf spring- with the rear location pin- believe he obtained it from Dixie- Thank you Harry-

I kept the original spring- broken at mid-point on the leaf that bottoms into the top lever "pocket" and it also had the rear location pin- and the inside of the top tang has both a milled slot and a hole drilled about halfway into the tang- to stop the spring from moving back out of battery I should guess__

All the other mechanics are fine, I installed the new spring, BUT- it does not quite bottom- I checked it for dims against the original- dead money- So, my question is_ to get the right spring tension on the top lever, do I need to move the new spring ahead so it will "bottom"- and if so, how do I bypass the stop or positioning pin? Thanks--