Colt 1878 Revolver Hand Strut Spring

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I’m looking for a hand/strut spring for a Colt 1878 revolver. Numrich has no stock. I really gotta start making my own springs…..
 
Pretty much any hand spring will work, open the pinch groove in the hand and re-crimp the new spring. If you dont have a proper spring , I have used a small piece of packing strap steel, (cut it with a Dremel, takes a minute or two) it has a bit of temper to it and a hand doesnt need much spring pressure to push it into engagement
 
fingers284 said:
Pretty much any hand spring will work, open the pinch groove in the hand and re-crimp the new spring. If you dont have a proper spring , I have used a small piece of packing strap steel, (cut it with a Dremel, takes a minute or two) it has a bit of temper to it and a hand doesnt need much spring pressure to push it into engagement
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I have used the same method but used the paper folder spring clamps. I used a pair of wide jaw vice grips to cover the metal I didn’t want to cut and used it as a cutting guide/heat sink so the spring metal wouldn’t overheat.
 
fingers284 said:
Pretty much any hand spring will work, open the pinch groove in the hand and re-crimp the new spring. If you dont have a proper spring , I have used a small piece of packing strap steel, (cut it with a Dremel, takes a minute or two) it has a bit of temper to it and a hand doesnt need much spring pressure to push it into engagement
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That would be the case for most hand springs. This one also acts as the hammer strut spring and wraps around the Hammer strut. I think I’ll try and make one today.
 
Well, I successfully made a spring and got the old gun running again. I made it out of steel banding, then hardened it, then tempered it. If I knew how to post pics here, I would. Kinda funny that I can tear apart a Colt 1878, make a spring, and put it all back together….and can’t figure out how to post pics in this forum, ha ha! Have a great Sunday everyone. I’m pretty happy to have this gun back together.
 
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