Post by butlersrangers on Jul 21st, 2018 at 3:26pm
'FredC' - It looks to be a normal model 1898 cut-off lever, laying on a piece of metal.
It is probably just a light reflection that you are seeing along the shaft.
If the 'mystery' piece of metal is narrow, it could be gripped with Pliers and used to press the spring-loaded detent into the cut-off lever body. (The lever would have to be in the 'down' position on the receiver).
If pressure was maintained on the detent, the cut-off lever could be slowly rotated part way 'up' and the narrow piece of metal could be forced downward, thus sliding between the lever and receiver, and trapping the detent in the compressed position. The cut-off could then be driven reward off of the receiver.
Maybe this picture was used in a previous Rifleman Article that explained removing the cut-off and installing a 'no-drill' Pacific sight and the photo was simply re-used?
Just a theory.
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It is probably just a light reflection that you are seeing along the shaft.
If the 'mystery' piece of metal is narrow, it could be gripped with Pliers and used to press the spring-loaded detent into the cut-off lever body. (The lever would have to be in the 'down' position on the receiver).
If pressure was maintained on the detent, the cut-off lever could be slowly rotated part way 'up' and the narrow piece of metal could be forced downward, thus sliding between the lever and receiver, and trapping the detent in the compressed position. The cut-off could then be driven reward off of the receiver.
Maybe this picture was used in a previous Rifleman Article that explained removing the cut-off and installing a 'no-drill' Pacific sight and the photo was simply re-used?
Just a theory.
a_normal_cut-off_and_piece_of_metal.jpg ( 87 KB | 0
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