Top lever travel

[Dean Romig]

If it is completely flat, as you say, it needs some work. On a 1906 Parker the bolt and bite were designed with a specific taper to prevent the bolt from jamming on the bite and to allow for full contact even as the two metal surfaces wore against each other. It needs to have the proper taper put back into both pieces.





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[Bill Graham]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

If it is completely flat, as you say, it needs some work. On a 1906 Parker the bolt and bite were designed with a specific taper to prevent the bolt from jamming on the bite and to allow for full contact even as the two metal surfaces wore against each other. It needs to have the proper taper put back into both pieces.

The drawings I have seen of the bolt and ledge presents as flat for this year of Parker. Maybe I'm looking at the wrong picture. If I am, what's the taper supposed to be?