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My No.2 Mk.1 revolver was gummed up a bit so I cleaned out then internals, when I put it back together I put one part back in correctly and when I dry fired it broke....

The part in question is the little silver arm that rotates the cylinder. Thankfully it was a clean break and I have all the pieces. Is it possible to fix this piece with epoxy?

If not does anyone have a source for this part? I have included a picture below for reference.

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No idea of the scale of that picture, but... could it be welded?

I checked on Numrich's website, but that part is out of stock.
 
MattE93 said:
Part is quite small so I can't weld it.



I have no idea how to do it nor do I have the tooling



Will epoxy be strong enough? This part doesnt take a ton of stress
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That part can't be welded but it can be brazed.

It also takes quite a bit of stress, considering how small it is when comparing it to what it does.

If you decide to go the brazing route, you will have to make sure to temper it correctly again, as brazing heat will likely make it to soft. Same applies to making your own.

If that were mine, I would try the brazing method first.
 
Epoxy won't work on that part either.
A fella that's good with a tig welder may be able to stick it together again.
I'd try to find or make a new piece myself.
 
MattE93 said:
I have no idea how to do it nor do I have the tooling
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Buy the new 1 of course.
But don't let tooling slow you down, any bargain store has minature vises and die makers files. Add a caliper and Bob's your uncle for about 50-60 $.
But then I play with antiques...sorta necessary and easy to offset the price of tools when the repair turns a 600 gun into a 1000 gun.
Best of luck.
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I have calipers, the hand itself isn’t super hard to make, it the post that slots into the trigger I wouldn’t know how to make
 
MattE93 said:
I have calipers, the hand itself isn’t super hard to make, it the post that slots into the trigger I wouldn’t know how to make
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Lol, find out what size of drill bit it needs to replicate the pin. Drill the hole, knock the end of the bit off with a grinder and silver solder it in place. It will be the pin...if so required of course.
 
The part appears to be made of cheap pot metal definitely not milled steel. Hope I can find the part. Really frustrating this small part is keeping me from enjoying my revolver
 
as this arm controls the timing, you should consider having a proper gunsmith install a new one. someone with a revolver experience.
 
It does advance it to the next cartridge in the cylinder...but the bolt ultimately times it IIRC.
The exception being the '89 through '95 Colts. The '89 wasn't a failure...but darn close to it. After that debacle Colt tacked a Bolt / detents onto to it and another to stop it from turning while not 'in battery' not cocked and not at rest...it would turn at will on an '89.
And the Lightening... whoops. Down the Colt rabbit hole, nope!��
It's not rocket surgery. Make it longer than needed and file it down til it fits. Tedious as hell...often you have to assemble and disassemble multiple times. One figures it out though.
Perhaps Enfield's are different mechanism wise, I've never had the pleasure of handling one.
 
Use high temp silver solder. Propane torch will handle that on a small part. Price of the silver braze might shock you.
Given what the hand does, I wouldn't depend on a repair. It would be a tiny butt joint.
A replacement part is the way to go.
And it isn't pot metal.
 
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