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Jacob Duke 12-23-2017 11:12 AM

Gunsmith near Colorado Springs
 
I need a recommendation for a gunsmith near Colorado Springs. I can also drive to Denver if necessary. The top lever on my Trojan is flopping loose from side to side. Also, when I close the action the lever does not spring shut. I can manually close it. I’m assuming there is a spring in there somewhere that has either broken or come loose. Thanks in advance for your recommendations!

Ken Hill 12-23-2017 02:32 PM

Jacob,

Give Steve Bertram a call. He's up near Boulder. http://bertramandco.com/index.html

Ken

Paul Ehlers 12-23-2017 03:57 PM

Send it to either Brad Bachelder or Brian Dudley. Both will have the parts and know how to fix it properly. I live in the Denver area and these two craftsmen are where my Parkers go if they need something I can't fix myself.

Brian Dudley 12-23-2017 05:40 PM

A very early trojan would have a V top lever spring. All others will have the later style coil spring/plunger setup. The issue you describe sounds like a broken top lever spring, and it is likely the earlier V-spring since the later style is not prone to breaking and if it were to break, it would keep working since it is completely housed in a tube of sorts.

Jacob Duke 12-23-2017 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Ehlers (Post 231246)
Send it to either Brad Bachelder or Brian Dudley. Both will have the parts and know how to fix it properly. I live in the Denver area and these two craftsmen are where my Parkers go if they need something I can't fix myself.

Thank you very much for the recommendations!

Jacob Duke 12-23-2017 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley (Post 231257)
A very early trojan would have a V top lever spring. All others will have the later style coil spring/plunger setup. The issue you describe sounds like a broken top lever spring, and it is likely the earlier V-spring since the later style is not prone to breaking and if it were to break, it would keep working since it is completely housed in a tube of sorts.

Thanks! This one was was made in 1912 so it sounds like a v spring. I assumed it was something relatively simple, but I would much rather have a professional such as yourself look at it and fix it.

Jacob Duke 12-23-2017 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken Hill (Post 231240)
Jacob,

Give Steve Bertram a call. He's up near Boulder. http://bertramandco.com/index.html

Ken


Thanks for the recommendation!


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