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75mm Anti-Aircraft Gun 1600 breech disassembled in Bellars collection
Rod Bellars adds: "After another clean and locating the missing firing pin one of those rare occasions i put it in a safe place and could remember it lol all parts were washed in petrol and ready for assembly and greasing .naturally when full gun is restored they will be polished and blued where needed .in front of block are extractors and rotor arm interesting two piece and hard to fit very close tolerances to the left is the firing trip and below it the safety mechanism and rebound lock .below that is a breach plug in with sears removed and to its left operating handle and above that the rebound cam and plunger unit over on far right is rebound block lock unit that goes in rear of breach and is engaged when the gun is in recoil to stop premature opening of breach before it has run full recoil being engaged with reward motion of breach i have the wrong spring on it here was still learning what goes with what as box i had stored the gear in had another block from another gun and springs are not numbered."
Credit: Rod Bellars  Date: May 12, 2009
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