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A church friend has a 2nd. model S&W Ladysmith that belonged to his grandfather that has the following issues:
1. It will cycle in DA only
2. Trigger will not return without help.
3. It will not come to full cocked position in SA
I removed the side plate & see that the mechanism is more complicated than current models & some of the parts appear to be rather delicate. I believe that the side plate had never been removed previously (all 4 screws are in excellent condition). Everything looks clean, but not much lubrication. The features that are different from current models are:
1. There is a 2nd. leaf spring secured by the same strain screw as the main spring.
2. There is no rebound slide & coil spring as in current models making me think the 2nd. spring described above was supposed to do that job.
3. There is no hammer block.
4. There are other very small fragile parts of unknown function.
A partial attempt @ cycling indicates that the 2nd spring is involved in lowering the cylinder lock (probably not in the trigger return).
To diagnose the problem I need a written or video disassembly & reassembly guide. This is too valuable a piece to "bubba" & I will not do any disassembly without good information.
Photos:
#1 & #2 side views before side plate removal
#3 Close-up of 2nd. spring
#4 Right side view with side plate removed
#5 Close-up of mechanism
It is a 7 shot chambered for the S&W .22 short. Is that different from the current .22RF short?
Any input will be appreciated.
Henry