Parts for a S&W 38 Short Safety Hammerless 4th model

[mmaher94087]

First off; congratulations to you and tlay for having the nerve to fix this revolver. Good job! I am, however, interested in hearing about: "There is no split spring in this model so I don't know where those pieces came from.". Anyone care to clarify that comment for me?

 

[tlay]

I don't know what anyone is calling a "split spring". It has many flat type springs, one for the safety that blocks the hammer, one for the cylinder stop, a V spring for the trigger return, a coil spring for the firing pin, a V spring for the latch for the barrel, a main spring, a coil spring in the cylinder for the extractor, and a small flat curved spring for the piece that helps to raise the extractor. I don't know of a split spring in this model.
I forgot the small flat spring for the advancing mechanism. Can't think of the name right now, Friday is wine and cheese day!!!

 

[mmaher94087]

Oh! My wife and I will be over in a half hour. We'll bring a nice bottle of La Creama; do you like Gruyere cheese?

The spring that I was inquiring about is number 468 in Gary's parts diagram in post #27 above. From your response and the "fix" I surmise that that it was present and intact. That is very lucky indeed.

"Can't think of the name right now..". I'm sure you'll think of: 'Hand Spring' in the middle of the night; don't call me... please.

Again, nice work!

 

[akc47]

"for having the nerve to fix this revolver"

The nerve to fix it or to fire it after he was done, lol

 

[tlay]

I tried to answer last night but lost the stupid internet! If the small piece off of the cylinder stop that is actuated by the nub on the hammer is a split spring then I apologize. It sure does not look like any split spring I am familiar with. But anyways it was there.
The problems with it were someone ground the cylinder stop down, probably the same person who renickeled it so they wouldn't have the line, and a broken trigger return spring.
I test fired it and everything works ok. But the extractor is sometimes slow to return all the way down. It will work as is. I took one of my guns apart for the parts. It is the least I can do for his Dad. I know how he feels because my Dad is not doing well. I would do it again!