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Posted 2 years ago
princehenr…
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Scottvez,
Here are some more pics of the pistol. Upon further inspection of the pistol, I found a flaw that concerns me. When I pulled the hammer back, the cylinder did not rotate. I don't know how much it would cost to fix. What would that do to the value of the pistol? As far as your question, yes I would be interested if the value was not depreciated too far for the defect. Let me know what you think.
Thanks again,
Dave
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The most common reason for the cylinder not to rotate when the hammer is cocked is a broken hand-spring. It's not a terribly expensive repair, but it will slightly lower the value of the gun.
I have been a gunsmith for over 40 years. A hand spring does not have a serial number therefore a replacement is not goeing to lower value, it is commen for flat springs to break.
Agree with Gundoc-- ONCE the repair has been conducted, it shouldn't hurt the value.
Unrepaired it does lower the value.