Another Safety Issue

[Luke]

I recently bought a complete, matching DWM toggle train for a shooter project. On initial observation the toggle system looks very good . . . clean, good blue, and all numbers match, including the firing pin.

By pure chance, I happened to look into the hole in the left toggle knob and noticed that the axle had slipped part-way out. Upon checking I found that the small vertical pin which is supposed to hold the axel in place was too short (appears to have been sheared off) and performs no function except to fill its hole in the toggle. From the top of the rear toggle link this tiny pin appears to be original - never messed with - and clean.

It seems possible that the axle could work its way out during firing, leaving the rear toggle link and the middle toggle link disconnected with results which would, predictably, not be good.

Just another lesson in building a shooter. Every detail should be thoroughly examined before firing an unknown 100 year old gun.

Luke