alamo
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Very technical question for any P-1 expert.
I got a P-1 from SOG last week and I took it apart to give it a good cleaning / inspection. This is an older one (12/60 acceptance date) so it doesn't have the reinforcing bar. Took the top cover off and removed the signal pin and firing pin. I noticed that the clip on the firing pin spring that fits on the signal pin was positioned in the middle of the signal pin, on the part of it that flares out a bit.
In all the diagrams in the manual I bought at a gunshow (Walther P-38 Pistol by Major George Nonte) the firing pin spring clip is on the forward "wings" (or whatever they are called) of the signal pin. When reassembling, I put it on that part but the clip is loose and it wouldn't stay there, it slid back towards the middle. I went ahead and reassembled as it was. I've cocked the hammer and pushed on the back of the firing pin and I can feel the tension of the firing pin spring.
Do I need to clamp the clip down on the forward part of the signal pin so it stays put or is it OK the way it is - loose and slides back to the middle signal pin?
I got a P-1 from SOG last week and I took it apart to give it a good cleaning / inspection. This is an older one (12/60 acceptance date) so it doesn't have the reinforcing bar. Took the top cover off and removed the signal pin and firing pin. I noticed that the clip on the firing pin spring that fits on the signal pin was positioned in the middle of the signal pin, on the part of it that flares out a bit.
In all the diagrams in the manual I bought at a gunshow (Walther P-38 Pistol by Major George Nonte) the firing pin spring clip is on the forward "wings" (or whatever they are called) of the signal pin. When reassembling, I put it on that part but the clip is loose and it wouldn't stay there, it slid back towards the middle. I went ahead and reassembled as it was. I've cocked the hammer and pushed on the back of the firing pin and I can feel the tension of the firing pin spring.
Do I need to clamp the clip down on the forward part of the signal pin so it stays put or is it OK the way it is - loose and slides back to the middle signal pin?