</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by unspellable:
<strong> Now assume we have fired the pistol, the receiver has gone home, but we have not yet released the trigger. We will proceed from there with a trigger bar that sticks too far in. When the trigger is released, the disconnector pin is either blocked outright by the lever or drags so much on the little ramp at the back of the lever that it cannot move to its home position. The disconnector pin remains compressed in the sear bar, it does not move either behind or in front the trigger lever. The sear remains disconnected and pistol will not fire.
A bit of credit is due to Luger Doc for his patience on the effort and finagling part, we were sending trigger levers back and forth for a while.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">That is interesting and a situation I've not encountered. My problems with trigger levers have all been failures to fire because the lever wasn't depressing the pin enough. Over the years I've thrown together a few shooters from parts guns and had the occassional problem.
I also once bought a 1917 Artillery that had been poorly stored and the disconnect pin was frozen by rust. I put the trigger bar in a Kodak plastic film can with enough Liquid Wrench to cover it. I also put a small ball bearing in the can and I shook the can several times each day. It took about two weeks but the pin finally freed itself up and worked properly. I took the pin and spring out once it was working and cleaned everything. A drop of oil and everything was fine.
Thanks for sharing your experience with the Mauser. I learned something.... always a good thing. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" />