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by Drake
Fri Apr 15, 2011 12:07 pm
Forum: The Best of Milsurp After Hours
Topic: Webley & Enfield revolvers with accessories (image heavy)
Replies: 48
Views: 79985

Re: Webley & Enfield revolvers with accessories (image heavy

Thank you , Drake. Now I just need to find one of those triggers?? You can use your existing trigger, you just need a MkI hammer with intact spur and single action notch. It's worth noting I have found MkI* revolvers with spurless hammers that still retain the single action notch. Real pain to get ...
by Drake
Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:53 am
Forum: The Best of Milsurp After Hours
Topic: Webley & Enfield revolvers with accessories (image heavy)
Replies: 48
Views: 79985

Re: Webley & Enfield revolvers with accessories (image heavy

Just discovered this thread. I have a Webley revolver, 38 caliber, 'tanker' model, bakelite grips with disc on right side. Is it possible to replace the hammer to it can be fired single action? Where would one find a hammer like that? From your description you've got an Enfield No2 MkI* or a MkI**....
by Drake
Sun Jan 02, 2011 2:25 pm
Forum: The Best of Milsurp After Hours
Topic: Webley & Enfield revolvers with accessories (image heavy)
Replies: 48
Views: 79985

Re: Webley & Enfield revolvers with accessories (image heavy)

It originally had no hammer stop or groove and was returned to the factory to be upgraded. That's a handsome, very early example you've got. I believe 1929 was the first year of regular production, after the prototypes and toolroom samples. The dating coincides with what you've determined. The hamm...
by Drake
Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:32 am
Forum: Milsurp After Hours
Topic: SVT-40 advice and assitance
Replies: 22
Views: 31837

Re: SVT-40 advice and assitance

Note, a number of photos linked from http://www.mosinnagant.net and http://www.7.62x54r.net . Credit where it's due. Very interesting. Here's a few pictures to illustrate what I mean about the bolt- Mine came with a plum bolt when I bought it. This is a side effect of the high nickel content in the ...
by Drake
Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:17 pm
Forum: Milsurp After Hours
Topic: SVT-40 advice and assitance
Replies: 22
Views: 31837

Re: SVT-40 advice and assitance

First, remove the magazine and ensure the rifle is unloaded. Leave the hammer cocked for this procedure. Push the recoil spring dust cover forward. The rear spring guide fits into a notch in the dust cover, so it will compress the recoil springs and pull the guide forward as well. [pic]http://imgur....
by Drake
Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:50 pm
Forum: Milsurp After Hours
Topic: SVT-40 advice and assitance
Replies: 22
Views: 31837

Re: SVT-40 advice and assitance

The info that I got from the broker is that this gun was supposedly a war trophy taken from a North Korean soldier during the Korean War. That would be pretty cool if true...of course, I have no documentation for it. Since your bolt appears to be the usual plum color - that story is most likely fal...
by Drake
Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:53 am
Forum: Milsurp After Hours
Topic: SVT-40 advice and assitance
Replies: 22
Views: 31837

Re: SVT-40 advice and assitance

There's a button on the bayonet lug which locks the cleaning rod in place. You can use any .30 caliber bronze bore brush for it. Mosin Nagant cleaning jags will fit the included cleaning rod, if you're so inclined. I typically use a bronze brush, a brass jag and a .30 caliber bore mop. Remember to c...
by Drake
Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:44 pm
Forum: Milsurp After Hours
Topic: SVT-40 advice and assitance
Replies: 22
Views: 31837

Re: SVT-40 advice and assitance

I haven't been around as much lately, so pardon the delay in response. David, it sounds like your SVT's gas regulator is just set low. Here's a photo showing where the gas regulator nut is located. [pic]http://imgur.com/V4yAf.jpg[/pic] Note that the flats of the nut have the settings stamped on them...
by Drake
Fri Aug 13, 2010 9:47 pm
Forum: The Best of Milsurp After Hours
Topic: Webley & Enfield revolvers with accessories (image heavy)
Replies: 48
Views: 79985

Re: Webley & Enfield revolvers with accessories (image heavy)

You won't damage the firing pin nose, but you can enlarge the hole in the recoil shield where the firing pin goes through. In general dry firing is not a good idea unless you use snap caps or some other dry firing device. There was a purpose made dry firing piece for Webleys. It was a spring steel ...
by Drake
Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:41 pm
Forum: The Best of Milsurp After Hours
Topic: Webley & Enfield revolvers with accessories (image heavy)
Replies: 48
Views: 79985

Re: Webley & Enfield revolvers with accessories (image heavy)

Drake: Were there any .38 Enfield revolvers produced with a rounded sight, like the one on your .38 Webley? Also, I have been told that dry-firing the Enfield No1 Mk2 will damage the firing pin. Is this true? Not unless someone took a file to the sight. Even the prototype models had a squared off s...