Ithaca Lewis models have 2 things that I find make them vulnerable. The first is the extremely close fit of the safety trigger block that blocks the trigggers from moving. Dirt, well adhered to the trigger or trigger block can be enough to keep the trigger from pushing the sear. The second is one I've found multiple times and that is when someone takes the gun apart and fails to get the floor back in properly. The safety button and attached slide descends down to engage a T shaped trigger block. The T shaped block has a tiny slot that the descending portion of the safety lever must fit into. I've found this severely bent in 4 of 5 Lewis's I've worked on.

Until the gun is taken apart and thouroughly checked it's hard to say what's wrong. I have never encountered a broken spring in a Lewis.

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