High Standard Sentinel MK1

[htftpayne]

I just purchased a High Standard Sentinel MkI, missing the cylinder and crane. My question is, will one of the earlier model cylinders fit this revolver? I have seen several of the "R" series listed but can not find an MKI.

Hugh

 

[Monac]

All I can tell you is that the cylinders from the R-100, R-101, and R-102 series Sentinels will not work in your gun, because those cylinders had small drilled holes in the cylinder for the hand to engage instead of a conventional ratchet.

This is a good article on the whole Sentinel range: https://unblinkingeye.com/Guns/Sentinel/sentinel.html

Fitting a cylinder and getting the timing correct (the alignment of each firing chamber with the barrel) is often a job for a gunsmith.

 

[Pat Riot]

I hate to tell you this but you may have a hard time finding those parts. I had a Mk IV and Numrich had parts for that one years ago but parts have dried up. Click the link below. It’s for your model. You may want to call them and see if you can get on a list.

https://www.gunpartscorp.com/gun-manufacturer/high-standard/revolvers-hs/mki-sentinel

 

[htftpayne]

All I can tell you is that the cylinders from the R-100, R-101, and R-102 series Sentinels will not work in your gun, because those cylinders had small drilled holes in the cylinder for the hand to engage instead of a conventional ratchet.

This is a good article on the whole Sentinel range: https://unblinkingeye.com/Guns/Sentinel/sentinel.html

Fitting a cylinder and getting the timing correct (the alignment of each firing chamber with the barrel) is often a job for a gunsmith.

Thanks, the fact that the other models won't fit is what I needed to know, the friend I got it from said it's "around the house somewhere" hopefully he'll find it.

 

[KevininPa]

I have a Mark IV.and can only say what was said before. Parts are like hens teeth. Just out of curiosity, what barrel length?

 

[Monac]

I did a search for Sentinel Cylinder on GunBroker.com. There were at least eight of them, but most of them were from the early models like the R-101.

 

[htftpayne]

I have a Mark IV.and can only say what was said before. Parts are like hens teeth. Just out of curiosity, what barrel length?

4 inch approx, haven't really measured it.

 

[KevininPa]

Nice. Mines the two inch. Wish I had the three. Wait until you experience the horrible D/A trigger. There's a thread or two about that here.

 

[htftpayne]

I did a search for Sentinel Cylinder on GunBroker.com. There were at least eight of them, but most of them were from the early models like the R-101.

Yes, there are several on ebay also, but it's the same. On one of the earlier threads a gentleman said he was able to modify an R101 cylinder assembly by simply shortening the ejector rod, but then one of the guys above said the cylinder is totally different. I've worked on Smiths, Taurus, Ruger, H&R, etc, but this is my first experience with the Sentinel, the MK1 is totally different from the earlier models that I have parts for (no cylinders), which look like German Armenius revolvers.

 

[htftpayne]

Nice. Mines the two inch. Wish I had the three. Wait until you experience the horrible D/A trigger. There's a thread or two about that here.

I seldom shoot DA unless it's an emergency, then I expect it to be a snake (crawling or 2 legged) very close.

 

[Monac]

Yes, there are several on ebay also, but it's the same. On one of the earlier threads a gentleman said he was able to modify an R101 cylinder assembly by simply shortening the ejector rod, but then one of the guys above said the cylinder is totally different. I've worked on Smiths, Taurus, Ruger, H&R, etc, but this is my first experience with the Sentinel, the MK1 is totally different from the earlier models that I have parts for (no cylinders), which look like German Armenius revolvers.

If the guy above was me, all I really know is that the cylinders in the early models did not have a conventional ratchet. Oh, and they did not have a return spring either. Strange but true, and it's why the early models are usually scratched where someone tried to close the cylinder while the ejector was still sticking out. I just assumed the difference in the ratchets made them non-interchangeable. If the gentleman in the other thread was JimK, he always knew what he was talking about.