H&R Revolver of Top-Break design

[XDJohnTact 49]

A friend of mine has a H&R .32ACP antique revolver. It appears to be ~100 years old and used to function but now seems to have a broken trigger return spring. I looked at it briefly and it appears to be held together with pins or rivets, making it seem to be very difficult to disassemble? My question is, does anyone have any experience with these or know of a smith that works on them?

[XDJohnTact 49]

Holy cow, no old timers know anything about these revolvers? I know is is not valuable but I figured if it was easy to get apart, i would give it a shot.

[Cemeterys Gun Blob 165]

might have rustle up some googlefoo and find a gunsmith who specializes in this revolver.

 

probably not difficult to disassemble, reassemble might be another story.

[XDJohnTact 49]

Yeah, I have been doing that too. the only weird think is that it seems to be pinned or riveted together? Not sure I want to blindly knock these out since they are plated to match the gun? It is only the challenge that intrigues me. Someone here gave me a real good lead to try as well.

[Damjan 73]

Found this while lurking online

 

http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/showthread.php?t=76520

 

Is it like this?

 

[XDJohnTact 49]

That's it exactly! You can see the little dots on the side, those are pins, not screws that hold it all together.

[Damjan 73]

Looks like its the HR premier model,

I m no expert but looks like the same one.

 

http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Sea_of_Love#H.26R_Premier

 

 

BY the way. Www.imfdb.com one of my favourite websites , all the guns in all the movies !!!!

 

 

[john q publik 10]

I have an old H & R top break in .38 S&W that I had to disassemble and replace a few springs in, then I sprayed it wiht moly-resin. I may be able to help ou out with it. Yes they are pins, and need to be driven out with a hammer/punch. I was able to get the springs I needed from Numrich, and Wolff. they are flat leaf springs inside, and gettign everything to stay lined up while re-installilng those pins was fun. The trigger spring has probably rusted in half on it. Let me know if you want to endeavor into it.

[djg0770 481]

Pot metal piece of sXXX

[XDJohnTact 49]

Thanks John, that was what I wanted to know. I am busy until the end of the month but will try driving the pins out in a few weeks. I'll let you know how I make out.

[john q publik 10]

They should come out without much effort, as they are not tapered or grooved or anything like that. Howerver, they are thin, real thin. So getting them back into the frame without bending them can be an exercise in patience. Just keep track of how everything comes apart, so you cna put it all back in the right order.

[XDJohnTact 49]

Excellent advice! This gun has the hidden hammer so I am thinking of taking that section off first to see if I can see the spring from there?