Type 3 slide breakage

[emmagee1917]

I don't have it any more. It went into the trash , I just pulled another spare from my stash. I keep spare firing pins , extractors , sears and such that match the finish and markings of all my dozen or so carbines. That way if something breaks it's not a major deal to replace with a correct one (SEE--I didn't say orig.).

It broke right at where the arm joins the main U-shaped body , with a part of the "pad" comming off with the arm. I do not know if it broke when the bolt locked into battery on the previous shot , came loose during the back stroke , or broke at the end of the back stroke. The bolt and arm was back , the case had ejected , and it looked like a feeding jam. When I tried to pull it back and release , it just sat there. No spring tension at all , so I thought the action spring had broke. Dropped the mag , ran the arm forward and opened her up. Everything looked fine , pulled back on the arm to test the spring and then saw the problem. Was a shock , for sure. Chris

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[dbarn]

Thanks for sharing this information. That is exactly where one would expect the break to be. I've noticed that some type 3 slides are more thick and beefier in this area than others. Some were really slim.

Have one carbine that appears to be completely original with the one exception of the slide. It's worn and well used. It's of the type 3 era and the wear pattern on the bottom front of the receiver confirms this. I have a pretty good hunch the original broke and was replaced.