The long and the short of it - an inside story
 

Just putzing today and temporarily ran out of things to do. I am intigued with the tiny parts inside a Parker hammerless frame. These are not seen unless you gain the nerve to tear down your Parker. So this Mother’s Day, I decided to compare the longest and shortest screws, coil springs and pins to while away a few more minutes of my day. Cheers Jack
PS. The grid in the pics is 1/4 inch squares

Jack, where does that small screw go, in the water table or beneath the top lever?





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or the side of the trigger plate?

If we are guessing, I’ll say the top lever retaining screw.

And if there were a prize, Edgar would win. It is in the side of the trigger plate to limit the travel of the unhooking slide

Okay how about the springs and pins??

His photos are as follows...

Unhooking slide retaining screw next to the front tang screw.

Trip spring next to a mainspring

Safety button pin next to the sear pin.

Hey.... this is a game for ametuers... Pros are disqualified. :rotf:





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There’s a reason pros get it. Brian is a pro. Cheers Jack

Oh... you failed to specify the rules of the game.