Parker Double trouble-SN 179207

[B. Dudley]

Greg.

Your hammers are flip flopped. THAT is your issue. Swap them around, and providing you did no damage by the mix up, all should work fine.

[GH-16]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

Greg.

Your hammers are flip flopped. THAT is your issue. Swap them around, and providing you did no damage by the mix up, all should work fine.

Thanks Brian you beat me to it. I saw it right off when I looked at the last picture!!

[Craig Budgeon]

Hammers are reversed.

[Craig Budgeon]

Sears don't line up and cocking hooks to wide.

[Kevin McCormack]

When encountered in reassembling Parker Repros, this situation is referred to as mitzu-mitzu by the Japanese.

[Greg Czaplewski]

Gentlemen,

Thanks so much for the assistance on the Parker not opening when the forend was attached. You guys picked out the problem in a second after I sent the photos, guess a picture is worth a thousand words.

Anyway I flip flopped the firing pins and that resolved the issue. For your information, this receiver was partially assembled and I had no reason to disassemble the firing pins. Lesson learned, check others work.

Now I moved to the next issue and that is the setting of the safety. The one in the photo is not what came with the gun, so I'm not sure it is correct. Maybe you can see from the photos of it that it looks good enough to use and I must say the stock wood in the safety relief area is really crumbly. Someone had used epoxy to reinforce the wood.

I have one other safety from the pile of parts I have but the top of the lever is quite small compared to this one and this one fits the safety slide slot fine.

The adjustment issue seems to be in the depth that the safety falls into the stock relief.

Brian, If you think I should replace it, and you have one, please advise me and I will buy it.

Thanks again guys, it's a relief after weeks of frustration.

Greg

[B. Dudley]

That safety jacket is correct. The jacket should not be bent out like that, but if that is what gets it to stay in place, then so be it. You could take it apart and straighten it up. The top of the jacket should butt up against the bottom of the tang on the frame. To prevent it from moving when the triggers push up on it.

That jacket assembly is the early style lever. Vs the other one you mentioned with the smaller top is the late style lever. The safety slide springs are different with each style lever. The changeover was around 1917 or so.

The bent jackets are the same, so the levers can be swapped back and forth.

[Greg Czaplewski]

Thanks Brian

[Hammer Gun]

Now That is what this site is all about, lots of knowledge and especially Brian who is willing to share with other members even though he is in the business of repairing Parker and other make guns! Gary