Bayard 1908
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Mike Irwin
Staff
John,
Try this. See if the barrel will rotate. Some of these early pocket pistols used a barrel that had a wedge that fit into a dovetail on the frame.
You should be able to tell if this is the case by looking in the action with the slide back.
Try this. See if the barrel will rotate. Some of these early pocket pistols used a barrel that had a wedge that fit into a dovetail on the frame.
You should be able to tell if this is the case by looking in the action with the slide back.
Mike,
I got it field stripped, you have to pull out the front sight with the recoil spring and plug! This is the first pistol that I've seen like that, but I did wonder why the sight was so big.
I'm now trying to soak 80 years of accumulated sludge from it's innards, what a mess!
I got it field stripped, you have to pull out the front sight with the recoil spring and plug! This is the first pistol that I've seen like that, but I did wonder why the sight was so big.
I'm now trying to soak 80 years of accumulated sludge from it's innards, what a mess!
Mike Irwin
Staff
You have to pull the front sight? 
Holy crap, what a design.
You got a digital camera?
How about taking some pictures and sending them to me?
Gun & disassembly procedure.
I'm REALLY interested in seeing that...
Holy crap, what a design.
You got a digital camera?
How about taking some pictures and sending them to me?
Gun & disassembly procedure.
I'm REALLY interested in seeing that...
The thread is almost as old as the gun, but here is the field stripping info.
You have to pull back then up on the front sight bar. Be careful not to let the recoil spring go flying off into the corner. That is about it. With the spring out, the slide is removed by pulling it all the way back and then lifting it up and over the spring tunnel.
Further disassembly is definitely NOT recommended; especially DO NOT try to remove the extractor as it breaks very easily and parts are not available.
I see Mike thought this was a really wild design. It was so wild, in fact, that it was later used in a small pocket pistol by an obscure company called Smith & Wesson. Anyone who is familiar with the S&W Escort is looking at the basic Bayard design.
Jim
You have to pull back then up on the front sight bar. Be careful not to let the recoil spring go flying off into the corner. That is about it. With the spring out, the slide is removed by pulling it all the way back and then lifting it up and over the spring tunnel.
Further disassembly is definitely NOT recommended; especially DO NOT try to remove the extractor as it breaks very easily and parts are not available.
I see Mike thought this was a really wild design. It was so wild, in fact, that it was later used in a small pocket pistol by an obscure company called Smith & Wesson. Anyone who is familiar with the S&W Escort is looking at the basic Bayard design.
Jim