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September 20, 2021 - 1:34 pm

I bought an 1887 shotgun and the lever does not stay shut it hangs down a little bit does anybody know why or what causes this? Thanks

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September 20, 2021 - 6:08 pm

Jim, my guess would be a weak or broken spring. But, I have never worked on mine.

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If you look at the picture on the right it appears there is a flat spring that may be for the action/lever?

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