Internals of S&W Model 94

Dorson Foster has sent the following really great internal pictures of the S&W Model 94. Thanks very much Dorson. They look great.

Joe
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The pictures were taken on 1/4" grid paper so you can get a feel for the size of the parts. The first picture is of the body minus the lock and bow, just the stamping. The second picture is lock body showing the locking paws. Notice they used a different arrangement for the locking paws. The third picture shows the parts individually. The fourth shows the lock cylinder with the pins, barrel, and springs. S&W made the lock cylinder and parts of 304 stainless steel. The only part that is not stainless is the spring. I noticed a lot play in the lock and the gap I measured was around .015". I don’t know if they did this to make it easier to operate or what. The driver pin is a hollow cap design which permits the lock to be made shorter than normal for this type of lock. The fifth shows the inside of the lock body and notice the keyhole slot in the bottom for the swivel and chain. The sixth shows it from the bottom view. Pictures seven and eight show the key.

Dorson Foster

How does the lock cylinder gets its grip on the paws?

Dorson Foster has sent the following really great internal pictures of the S&W Model 94. Thanks very much Dorson. They look great.

Joe
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The pictures were taken on 1/4" grid paper so you can get a feel for the size of the parts. The first picture is of the body minus the lock and bow, just the stamping. The second picture is lock body showing the locking paws. Notice they used a different arrangement for the locking paws. The third picture shows the parts individually. The fourth shows the lock cylinder with the pins, barrel, and springs. S&W made the lock cylinder and parts of 304 stainless steel. The only part that is not stainless is the spring. I noticed a lot play in the lock and the gap I measured was around .015". I don’t know if they did this to make it easier to operate or what. The driver pin is a hollow cap design which permits the lock to be made shorter than normal for this type of lock. The fifth shows the inside of the lock body and notice the keyhole slot in the bottom for the swivel and chain. The sixth shows it from the bottom view. Pictures seven and eight show the key.

Dorson Foster

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the answer is in the second photo down.

Dorson Foster has sent the following really great internal pictures of the S&W Model 94. Thanks very much Dorson. They look great.

Joe
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The pictures were taken on 1/4" grid paper so you can get a feel for the size of the parts. The first picture is of the body minus the lock and bow, just the stamping. The second picture is lock body showing the locking paws. Notice they used a different arrangement for the locking paws. The third picture shows the parts individually. The fourth shows the lock cylinder with the pins, barrel, and springs. S&W made the lock cylinder and parts of 304 stainless steel. The only part that is not stainless is the spring. I noticed a lot play in the lock and the gap I measured was around .015". I don’t know if they did this to make it easier to operate or what. The driver pin is a hollow cap design which permits the lock to be made shorter than normal for this type of lock. The fifth shows the inside of the lock body and notice the keyhole slot in the bottom for the swivel and chain. The sixth shows it from the bottom view. Pictures seven and eight show the key.

Dorson Foster

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it's pawls not paws (paws grip by themselves)

Dorson Foster has sent the following really great internal pictures of the S&W Model 94. Thanks very much Dorson. They look great.

Joe
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The pictures were taken on 1/4" grid paper so you can get a feel for the size of the parts. The first picture is of the body minus the lock and bow, just the stamping. The second picture is lock body showing the locking paws. Notice they used a different arrangement for the locking paws. The third picture shows the parts individually. The fourth shows the lock cylinder with the pins, barrel, and springs. S&W made the lock cylinder and parts of 304 stainless steel. The only part that is not stainless is the spring. I noticed a lot play in the lock and the gap I measured was around .015". I don’t know if they did this to make it easier to operate or what. The driver pin is a hollow cap design which permits the lock to be made shorter than normal for this type of lock. The fifth shows the inside of the lock body and notice the keyhole slot in the bottom for the swivel and chain. The sixth shows it from the bottom view. Pictures seven and eight show the key.

Dorson Foster

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As can be seen from these photos, Dorson does great work. He fixed a set of Maltbys for me several years ago. We also met and posted many pictures of the Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma.

Dorson has been working on another set of nippers for me, however it has been over three years and I have not heard from him. If anyone knows how he is doing, please let me know. I would like to get my property back one of these years.

Ron