hand spring questions

[bezay4]

ive got a third model .38da and its missing the hand spring.ive been looking for a couple days and cant seem to find one.does anybody know where i can find one?will one from another model or gun work?is there anything i could make one out of?does anybody have one they would care to sale?i checked numrichs and they are sold out and i couldnt find one on popperts but im not the best at finding stuff like that.i havent called anybody yet but if thats the way to go i certainly will.i appreciate any and all help.thanks

 

[TACC1]

Dave Chicoine @ Old West Gunsmith, is a possible help here.
He does restorations, so he has to get his parts somewhere.
I've got one of his resto's, and it's really well done. You can find him on the 'net by typing in Old West Gunsmith. When I called him, he was
a very gracious gentleman, kinda like the people here.
Hope that helps, TACC1.

 

[bezay4]

ok ill give him a call.i appreciate the help.thank you

 

[opoefc]

Try Poppertsgunparts.com The hand spring is a small slightly curved single leaf spring. They seldom break, however you say yours is "missing?" Are the broken parts there. or nothing? These springs are easy to make by using a small piece of old alarm clock main spring, or ordering a package of generic small springs from Brownell's, etc and filing or cutting one to fit. Good Luck, Ed.

 

[bezay4]

ok.great i can do that!thats what i was hoping.i couldnt see what it looked like good enough to tell.there was one little piece about maybe 3/8" long inside and thats all i found.if someone had a picture of theirs inside their gun or knew where i could see one id really appreciate it.thanks a lot for the help!

 

[opoefc]

The GunPartsCorp (Numrich) catalog has pictures & parts diagrams for the .38DAs. You can probably look at it online. You can see what the spring looks like there, and with the hammer & hand out of your gun you can see what size spring will fit between them and do the job of pressing the hand against the cylinder to rotate it as the gun is cocked. If you're handy with tools, making and fitting a replacement spring is relatively easy. Ed.