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Opened her up because...well I wanted to see whats inside...yes, I'm that kind of guy...
Please bear with me, because I don't know all the parts exact names, and all i can do is explain what it does...
Inside the right side lock, there is a broken piece. It is on the outside (essentially the last piece put on). It serves as the support for the pin that the hammer is attached to. If I cock the hammer back, I see the pin rotating in this piece. It is being held on by 3 screws, 2 close together on the front side, one on the back. The screw on the back also goes through the sear for this side. This is where it is broken. I have two semi circles around the screw holding the sear on.
Pictures coming as soon as I can find the cord that goes between my camera and computer...
I am assuming that a lock piece for a 120 year old shotgun is going to have to be hand made.....that stinks....unless it can be soldered back together?
Pretty much, when I get around to posting pictures, I need to know if there are any places that sell parts for our old guns, or who makes parts....or if it could be soldered... :P
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The Greg, that piece is called a bridle and it is designed to hold the other pieces in line. It is very important to proper functioning. Hard to say without a picture but I suppose it could be TIG welded and refit. Find a good gunsmith to do it. Worse case senario a new one could be made though I imagine it'd be costly. There will be no source of ready made parts--sorry.
John McCain is my war hero.
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oh well....I guess that is the price we pay for being the stweards of these fine guns...
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depending on the break, I have silver soldered them(before I bought my Tig machine), new ones can be made also. It just depends on the situation. I'd be glad to get her back right if you like.
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 you can see at the bottom of the bridle around the third screw hole where it is broken....I don't know, but it might be a delicate piece of work... Sorry about quality of the picture, it was taken with my cellphone....can't find that stupid cable...
Last edited by TheGreg; 09/24/08 04:50 PM.
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I cant tell if it can be fixed from the photo or not.....one can always try.
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Unless it's an absolute crap casting, that should be a pretty easy fix.
Whether it's simply an "anneal/push back into shape/clean/chamfer/weld/machine" job
or a "clip/build with weld/machine to shape" job,
it should be a relative cinch.
There's not much feature to deal with at that screw pocket.
Once it's welded and prepped, a plunge with an endmill or tiny boring bar will restore the screw pocket, a drill will restore the screw hole. A quick trip to the surface grinder or flycutter for the back face and it's ready for finish and action.
I'd call it a Time/Material job if it were mine and let the smith have a white card from there.
Looks like easy money for Steve and a sure bet for Greg.
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it never made it through.....I still do not get this system. email me at steven_bertram*hotmail.com replace the star with @
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