V-Cuts in Top Tang

[GH-16]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Thanks Paul. The difference I thought interesting was that the "V" cuts on the one gun in question was that the cuts were filed in a nearly right angle V where all of the cuts I have seen were milled into the metal with a rotary cutting tool even different from those in your pictures.

Dean,

You are very observant! The picture of the V-notchs on the gun in the original post are cut as more as a "V" rather than the radiused "U" of the repro.

My guess it was a design evolution that morphed from V to U over time or possibly the actioneer would file these to more of the U as he custom fit the safety for smooth operation. The gun shown on page 142 of TPS seems to be more of the V type cut.

Here's a link to the original post.

http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthr...?t=4296&page=2