restoring a DH 12.

[B. Dudley]

How does the safety not work? What is it doing? Is it stuck on? Might just be gummed up and need cleaning or something.
The only real pain of working on the safeties is the fact that you have to go through the dissassembly and re-assembly process over and over until the work is done. That is if it needs some sort of adjustments made.
But if it is the original stock and all other parts are sound, it should work.

[Alligator]

Doc Van: Since you are at Pratt you are close to JJ Perideaux at Champlins in Enid. You may be able to hand carry it to him for at least an opinion if not repairs. He is Belgian apprenticed ( Marcel Thys) and has worked on my stuff as well as for George Caswells inventory. Regards from one Kansan to another. Lee.