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copperlake
12-06-2021, 02:44 AM
In a fleabay deal, I got this part. It is only part of a mauser safety made by a one H. B. Anderson, Yakima WA. I obviously don't have the whole of it and would like to find out more. I have pics but for some reason the upload thingy is dead. It seems almost daily that the tubes are screwed up.
smithnframe
12-06-2021, 05:06 AM
Pictures would really be helpful!
GhostHawk
12-06-2021, 08:53 AM
Resize your pictures smaller. Generally 800x600 works for me.
copperlake
12-06-2021, 04:36 PM
I always resize pics but for some reason they will NOT upload and I suspect it has to do with a newer computer and Win10, which, IMO, is the suckiest windows yet. It's a bloated monstrosity. Anyway, here is a thread I started on another site if anyone is inclined to go there (where I had to send pics to a member in order to show!).

http://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/9411043/m/7481065862
ulav8r
12-06-2021, 09:11 PM
First time I have seen one, but it looks like a spring and ball would hold the thumbpiece down and remove vertical play of the thumbpiece, maybe.
Mk42gunner
12-06-2021, 10:24 PM
It appears to be a tang safety conversion for the common bolt action rifles of the 1920's and early 30's. The reason I say that is that it mentions Springfield, Mauser and 54, but not the Model 70.

Robert
copperlake
12-07-2021, 02:21 AM
It appears to be a tang safety conversion for the common bolt action rifles of the 1920's and early 30's. The reason I say that is that it mentions Springfield, Mauser and 54, but not the Model 70.

Robert

No, not a tang safety but a side safety. He did, however, make a tang safety as I have discovered. If you put it up to an action one can discern its function, but with missing parts it isn't possible to understand all the mechanics.