I have a Lefever Nitro Special, Side-by-Side, 12 Gauge that I am reassembling for someone. I have it back together with a couple exceptions, and I need some help.
1) There is a J-shaped device about 1/8 inch thick. Looks like it was fashioned (bent into a J) from the same material as the hammer and sear pins. The schematic on the Ithaca Gun Reference Center shows it (part 106) and calls it a "Trip ___" I cannot determine if there is another word after trip. There appears to be a spring associated with it (part 124) referred to as a "Trip Spring. At any rate, I cannot figure out where and how it goes back into the gun or what it does.
2) What put pressure on the top lever to keep it in the locked position? I assume it is a spring, but I cannot find a spring shown or listed in the schematic. Also, if there is a spring that fit into a channel in the receiver area, what hold the spring in place. It also is not listed in the schematic.
1) There is a J-shaped device about 1/8 inch thick. Looks like it was fashioned (bent into a J) from the same material as the hammer and sear pins. The schematic on the Ithaca Gun Reference Center shows it (part 106) and calls it a "Trip ___" I cannot determine if there is another word after trip. There appears to be a spring associated with it (part 124) referred to as a "Trip Spring. At any rate, I cannot figure out where and how it goes back into the gun or what it does.
2) What put pressure on the top lever to keep it in the locked position? I assume it is a spring, but I cannot find a spring shown or listed in the schematic. Also, if there is a spring that fit into a channel in the receiver area, what hold the spring in place. It also is not listed in the schematic.