Webley Mark VI

[coyotebait]

I posted about this in the curio section but didn't get this part of my question answered..... Double action, everything seems good, smooth and consistent, seems to work real good, but when cycling the action in single action it is a no go, it locks up, trigger won't move and the hammer won't stay back. I can kinda mess with it and get it to reset. Any idea what to look at?

[coyotebait]

WOW! Really? I stumped this crowd? C'mon, someone's GOTTA have an idea or 3.

[saki302]

Probably a cracked single action shelf on the hamme ror trigger, or some loose crap inside.
You won't know until you take it apart.

If you're truly stumped and don't mind the drive to L.A., I could check it out for you. I've rebuilt two .38S&W Webleys.

If you need Webley parts, APEX Gun parts has most of them in stock.

-Dave

[Woodworker2]

Found this. Maybe the "green" sear is problem

[saki302]

The later Wbleys don't have that separate sear:

https://www.apexgunparts.com/popup_image.php/pID/76

That's why I'm guessing the SA piece on the trigger is broken or cracked. Or there's gunk in the action preventing it from working.

-Dave

[coyotebait]

Thanks guys, is there a way to test that sear or does it require visual inspection?

[saki302]

If you cock th hammer, look inside the action from the top of the hammer (look between the hammer and the frame). You may or may not see something wrong or loose in there- it's hard to see but may be good enough. If you don't see anything obvious there, disassembly will be necessary.

I would take it down anyways if you plan on replacing parts.

-Dave

[saki302]

If you cock th hammer, look inside the action from the top of the hammer (look between the hammer and the frame). You may or may not see something wrong or loose in there- it's hard to see but may be good enough. If you don't see anything obvious there, disassembly will be necessary.

I would take it down anyways if you plan on replacing parts.

-Dave

[coyotebait]

Update? I noticed that if I cock it slowly, paying close attention to not pull the hammer back too far, it functions good, however if I pull the hammer back just a hair past where it catches, I can see the mechanism snap back, the hammer doesn't stay back and the trigger doesn't move. To reset it, I have to hold the hammer back, squeeze the trigger then let the hammer down. No time to crack it open today, maybe tomorrow but we'll see. Does this discovery shine any light on it?

Oh, this was seen looking down between the hammer and the frame as Saki302 suggested.

[saki302]

It's really hard to say without taking it apart- but I'm going with a bad/cracked single action notch on the hammer or trigger, or you have a rather large piece of gunk in the action that needs to be cleaned out.

-Dave