New member has a Ithaca Lewis project

[alcaviglia]

Originally Posted by Doug Moulton

I just got my first Ithaca double. The serial number "671XX" shows it to be a 1902 Lewis 12 gauge grade 1. It won't lock up. I see a pin blocking the locking bolt from engaging the locking lugs on the barrel. I'm a pretty good gunsmith when I've got a diagram but I can't find anything on this gun.

Does the top-lever stay open when all the way to the right, or does it come back to center on it's own?

[Doug Moulton]

Originally Posted by alcaviglia

Does the top-lever stay open when all the way to the right, or does it come back to center on it's own?

I found the problem why it wouldn't lock. The lever stays open to the right when open. But when I close the action, the lever doesn't have spring tention to keep the lever centered. It has enough mention to lock it closed, just not enough to keep the lever centered.