Manual

The tip of the screwdriver blade should perfectly fit the grip frame screw slots. A

tip too large will scrape away metal, while too small a tip will damage the screw

slots.

Before taking the gun apart, set up to do it properly. Cover the work surface with

a soft cloth so that the gun finish (and sights) will not be damaged, and provide a

tray into which the parts can be put as they are removed from the gun

DISASSEMBLY

(Make Sure Revolver is Unloaded!)

1. With the revolver pointed in a safe direction, open the gate and rotate the

cylinder. Examine every chamber in the cylinder to be certain the revolver is

unloaded. Leave the gate open.

2. Press in fully on the left side of the base pin latch, and while holding it in

that position, withdraw the base pin. Remove the cylinder and close the gate.

This is as far as you need to go for routine cleaning.

DETAILED DISASSEMBLY:

1. Remove grip panel screw and remove grip panels.

2. Draw hammer rearward to full cock position. Insert a short length (about 1”)

of nail or pin into the small hole at the lower end of the hammer strut. (The

purpose of the pin is to confine the mainspring when the hammer is

released.)

3. While maintaining thumb pressure on the hammer spur, squeeze the trigger

and ease hammer down to full forward position.

4. Remove the five screws which fasten the grip frame to the cylinder frame.

5. Pull the grip frame rearward and downward to separate it from the cylinder

frame. (If the grip frame does not readily separate from the cylinder frame,

draw the hammer rearward a short distance.) Remove the mainspring

assembly from the grip frame, but do not remove the small pin that is

confining the mainspring. The mainspring assembly will later be reassembled

into the frame as it is.

Do not ‘lose’ the pawl spring and plunger (located in a hole in the

rear of the left side of the cylinder frame, just above the grip frame

screw hole) or the cylinder latch spring and plunger (located in

the hole above front of the trigger guard bow in the grip frame).

6. Remove the trigger pivot (pin) as follows: using a screwdriver as shown in

Figure 4, p. 23, depress the gate detent spring so that the end of the spring

which rests in one groove of the trigger pivot is free of the groove. Then, use

a drift and hammer to push the pivot completely out of the frame.

CAUTION: Press the screwdriver blade tip against the spring

carefully and be certain the blade does not slip off the spring

and damage the frame or injure the person holding the gun.