LC Smith

[Bruce A Lyons]

Recently purchased 1894 Smith. R/S firing pin is broken. Hammers are released. Cannot cock gun. Want to take sideplates off but am worried about bending them or damaging stock. Any suggestions?

[Jim DiSpagno]

Manually cock the gun. There is a cocking tool but without one just do carefully one at a time

[Dave Elliott]

If you take out the screw the connects the side plates and screw it in the right hand lock it gives some leverage to move the plate forward and up at the same time. This helps tremendously in preventing chips at the rear of the lock. Go around the lock with a very sharp blade to cut old crud/ finish that might have "glued" the plate in. The other side can usually be coaxed out using a pin punch after cutting around it. This is usually done with the locks cocked. If you are trying to cock it and the seers won't catch, try putting forward pressure on the triggers while you are trying to cock it. Sometimes built up crud can prevent them from catching.

[B. Dudley]

A flat head screwdriver can be used to cock the gun in a pinch.

[john pulis]

There are schematics on Numrich parts website and some drawings of the lock assembly on the LC collectors site that may be helpful.