S&W model 3 DA disassembly (cylinder removal)

[gyppo]

So I've tried taking this revolver apart to clean it; I've managed to get to the hammer and trigger parts, but I can't figure out how to remove the cylinder. I haven't found anything online on dis-assembly. HL books publishes an E-book on the Iver Johnson but the mechanism appears to be different.

I'd like to know how to remove the cylinder as it seems cleaning will be difficult without doing so. I'm able to remove the screw that retains the barrel pivot, but that's as far as I got.

Can someone help me out, or point me towards a good online tutorial is such a thing exists?

Thanks!

 

[vagrantviking]

My .38 comes apart by pulling slightly on the cylinder and turning it counter-clockwise. Screws right off.

Did it by accident the first time and had to laugh at the simplicity of it.

 

[1fastjeep]

There are some videos on YouTube for the single action model no.3 dissambly, dissambly for the DA revolver is similar.

 

[gyppo]

Wow, that was embarrassingly easy!! Thank you!

My .38 comes apart by pulling slightly on the cylinder and turning it counter-clockwise. Screws right off.

Did it by accident the first time and had to laugh at the simplicity of it.

 

[H Wally]

Haha - yahhhh, I was really confused then I one day discovered it when absent mindedly fiddling.

 

[3strokes]

Haha - yahhhh, I was really confused then I one day discovered it when absent mindedly fiddling.

It's spelled "f o n d l i n g".