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Wilkinson Arms Diane 25 cal

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#1 ·
My wife had this little gun for a few years..The firing pin broke and I put it aside to fix later...She bought a S&W 357 so I haven't been too pressed...Well, I've been putting it aside for over 20 years (seems like yesterday) and figure it's time to fix it...

I broke it down, but can't figure how to remove the firing pin mechanism from the slide..I've never seen one like this and can't figure it out...I hope someone can help me out here..
It's a Wilkinson Arms, Diane 25 cal...
 
#2 · (Edited)
Well...I was able to figure it out..The screw that held in the extracter also held in the retainer, firing pin, and spring...they just slid out..I didn't realize this little 25 cal had a hammer/striker...

Does anyone know who might have a firing pin for it...or someone who can make one?
I've searched most sites..
It looks like a tack with a thick head...it's actually a two piece firing pin with the retainer..Otherwise, there wouldn't be enough room for it to be installed and removed..
I appreciate any help...
 
#4 ·
Thanks happie..I've exhausted local options, which isn't many..I can't even find a pin I can modify..Hope this will help..
I bought it when they were still in Covina, CA back in the late 80s...
The head of the broken pin is the exact diameter of the retainer..
 

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#8 ·
Thanks happie...
I've played around with a nail but I'm not sure it's going to be strong enough.. I'll try that as a last ditch effort if I can't find a stronger, harder metal... Maybe someone who knows metals good chime in here...Seems too simple [emoji6]
Don't cut it off until you have spun it in a drill and filed and sanded it to
shape, cut a little long then spin in the drill and put the point on it.

See other thread too, I put two other ways to fix it.
 
#9 ·
The little Wilkinson Arms guns had two faults, first the .22 "Sherry" models would lose their extractor if you got a stovepipe jam.

Secondly, firing pin breakage, too many sharp corners, focus for failures.
We had two of them and after breaking a couple pins, my grandfather chatted with WA and got new firing pins and breech blocks with properly radiused pins.

Excellent little guns, wish I had kept mine all these years later.