This gun belongs to my Mother In Law. Serial 130xxx so 1863 or so. It has several issues.
It is loose, either a badly worn or homemade wedge.
It has a strange to me shim between the frame and the arbor.
This seems to index the arbor slot properly in both directions for the wedge to fit. With the shim removed the wedge slot over rotates or is too close to the frame and is so badly aligned a wedge will not fit.
The pin holding the arbor in place has either been drilled or broken, was not replaced.
There is some pitting between cylinders, small but visible.
The bolt spring is broken so it does not lock up. I replaced both the wedge and the spring with Uberti parts and it functions very nice.
My question is: Is there a better way to fix the Arbor? That shim looks like it will cause other issues.
Is the cylinder ruined? The pits do not look like they will allow gasses to cross cylinders but it concerns me.
My goal is to make it a shooter.
If that is not possible, then a very nice wall hanger.
Pics are being difficult, if you can not see them, right click and open in a new window.
It is loose, either a badly worn or homemade wedge.
It has a strange to me shim between the frame and the arbor.
This seems to index the arbor slot properly in both directions for the wedge to fit. With the shim removed the wedge slot over rotates or is too close to the frame and is so badly aligned a wedge will not fit.
The pin holding the arbor in place has either been drilled or broken, was not replaced.
There is some pitting between cylinders, small but visible.
The bolt spring is broken so it does not lock up. I replaced both the wedge and the spring with Uberti parts and it functions very nice.
My question is: Is there a better way to fix the Arbor? That shim looks like it will cause other issues.
Is the cylinder ruined? The pits do not look like they will allow gasses to cross cylinders but it concerns me.
My goal is to make it a shooter.
If that is not possible, then a very nice wall hanger.
Pics are being difficult, if you can not see them, right click and open in a new window.