When I was a kid. I had the stick. I had the rock. And I had the mud puddle. I am as adept with them today, as I was back then. Lets see today's kids say that about their IPods, IPads and XBoxes in 45 years! Rod Henrickson
Posts: 2542 | Location: Edmonton, Alberta Canada | Registered: 05 June 2005
A good job is sometimes just a series of expertly fixed fark-ups. Let's see.... is it 20 years experience or is it 1 years experience 20 times? And I will have you know that I am not an old fart. I am a curmudgeon. A curmudgeon is an old fart with an extensive vocabulary and a really bad attitude.
Posts: 324 | Location: Too far north and 50 years too late | Registered: 02 February 2015
If it's a hand it's a Colt or Smith & Wesson. If it's a pawl, it's a Ruger.
When I was a kid. I had the stick. I had the rock. And I had the mud puddle. I am as adept with them today, as I was back then. Lets see today's kids say that about their IPods, IPads and XBoxes in 45 years! Rod Henrickson
Posts: 2542 | Location: Edmonton, Alberta Canada | Registered: 05 June 2005
And if it's a Harrington and Richardson or an Iver Johnson, it's called a lever.. in case anyone's interested. Funny, even though those gunmakers worked within a stone's throw of each other they seemed to speak different languages at times.
A good job is sometimes just a series of expertly fixed fark-ups. Let's see.... is it 20 years experience or is it 1 years experience 20 times? And I will have you know that I am not an old fart. I am a curmudgeon. A curmudgeon is an old fart with an extensive vocabulary and a really bad attitude.
Posts: 324 | Location: Too far north and 50 years too late | Registered: 02 February 2015
Not ruger, they are single toothed hands/pawls, most revolvers use double toothed ones for smoothness. When Colt went to the SAA,, they went to a double hand/[pawl; for example. This one does appear to be for a Colt J frame, and you can call them either hand or pawl. We know what you mean.
Posts: 17442 | Location: USA | Registered: 02 August 2009
If you look at em close, I'd say they are modern, laser cut, just going by the cut marks and burning on exit. Some one probably had a bag full cut out for some popular model that is now orphaned and out of parts production.
When I was a kid. I had the stick. I had the rock. And I had the mud puddle. I am as adept with them today, as I was back then. Lets see today's kids say that about their IPods, IPads and XBoxes in 45 years! Rod Henrickson
Posts: 2542 | Location: Edmonton, Alberta Canada | Registered: 05 June 2005
Rich ' s buddy that he refers to probably worked for a company who stocked / sold Colt parts at one time and these are likely "leftovers." The manila "coin" envelopes are a tipoff.. a lot of small parts inventory was kept in these years ago. Maybe still is. I have a few drawers like that myself. Rich, I'd be interested in knowing what other Colt parts you may have...
A good job is sometimes just a series of expertly fixed fark-ups. Let's see.... is it 20 years experience or is it 1 years experience 20 times? And I will have you know that I am not an old fart. I am a curmudgeon. A curmudgeon is an old fart with an extensive vocabulary and a really bad attitude.
Posts: 324 | Location: Too far north and 50 years too late | Registered: 02 February 2015
The pictures are not good enough to be sure, but the parts do not look like laser cutting or investment casting. More likely fine blanking; that would be a typical process for parts like that and the edges look like it too.
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