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Offline Sheriff Langston

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Why have a lever latch?
« on: August 18, 2014, 10:38:26 AM »
This may be a silly question - but why did the early Winchesters have a lever latch?
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Re: Why have a lever latch?
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2014, 10:46:05 AM »
To ensure that the lever stayed locked in place.

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Re: Why have a lever latch?
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2014, 10:37:08 PM »
Yep, the spring that holds the lever up can or will weaken over time allowing the lever to hang loose just a bit. Winchester fixed this by adding that latch. We use a couple of '73s at work, one has just started to have the lever hang down.
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