Can this be fixed ?

[classicioi]

One leg of the safety slide spring broke off on my Belgium 410 SxS and I haven't been able to find a replacement spring yet.

Is it possible that the parts could be welded back together ?

Any help on repairs or leads on a spring would be appreciated.

Thanks, Karl

[ArtS]

It could definitely be welded by someone good enough, but I would almost gaurantee that it would either be soft of hard as a rock and brittle when done unless someone who knows how puts it through an annealing and hardening process.

[Dean Romig]

Contact Abe Chaber in CT. He is an expert at making springs and was trained as a gunsmith back in Germany.





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[OH Osthaus]

what Dean said - that's an easy one for some one who makes springs-

be a good one to learn on if you are good with a jeweler's saw and a file

[Breck Gorman]

https://www.gunspares.co.uk/shopdisp...ch=Yes&sppp=50

This site in the UK has a lot of springs. I bought a V main spring for an early Greener from them once. They have a few safety springs.
People talk about Tig like it’s a magic wand, but a spring that thin will probably disintegrate.

[Kensal Rise]

It can probably be laser welded back. Contact Tony South at Micro Precision Welding, 269-668-2760

Tony has done many such flat springs for me. And they're ALL still going strong.

[Bill Murphy]

I would find a replacement before I would repair it. Can we see a picture of your Belgian Browning side by side?

[classicioi]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

I would find a replacement before I would repair it. Can we see a picture of your Belgian Browning side by side?

Bill, It's a 1931 Belgium Guild gun 410 SxS with no makers stamp but looks nearly identical to my brothers Francotte 410.

I put the spring back in and the safety appears to work just fine... Is there any reason why it shouldn't keep on working with just one side of the spring ?

Thanks, Karl

[ArtS]

I may be overthinking this, but I don't see why it wouldn't function as is, with a lighter spring detent. If it trying to cock sideways, a thin strip of flat stock the right width and thickness and a touch of SuperGlue under the safety slider where the piece used to set might be a temporary fix to give that side of the slide support. If it worked OK, a strip of Brownells 300deg Silver Solder could be added.

[Bill Murphy]

Excuse me, I thought I had read "Browning". What a nice gun that must be.