[Mauser720]

NoLuck -

Okay, glad the pictures were helpful.

In regard to your question "What holds it in place on the bottom ?" - I thought it would be a simple matter to remove the screw that is holding the winding lever arm in place.

Boy was I wrong.

The screw came out easily. But "Liquid Wrench" and vice grips with protective leather pads failed to even loosen the arm so that I could remove it and look on the back side.

Then under 10X magnification I discovered what looks like solder. Apparently this has been soldered in place so there is no way mine is going to come off unless I heat it. And I don't want to do that.

However, I was able to take this picture in which the button is being held down so that you can see what the end looks like. This is the part that engages the slot that is on the side of the magazine, and holds the entire winding arm in place.

You can see the little circular ring that is on the end of this little plunger-like rod that is depressed by the button you are missing. I used a rubber band to depress the button slightly.

I have not completely taken a Trommel apart yet; however, there is an excellent "sticky" on this Forum with pictures of how to do it.

So I am sorry, but I am going to have to defer to someone who is more knowledgeable about the procedure for actually removing this little plunger we are discussing.

Anyway, here's the picture of what the end looks like.