Pictures detailing the spring mechanisms on the e-11 folding stock?

[Ducati]

Could any one please post some pictures detailing the spring mechanisms in the folding stock? I'm looking for details of the spring mechanism that locks the stock in the forward position and the mechanism that locks the "butt" in the vertical while the stock is in the open or rear position. Pictures from a original sterling stock would be most helpful.

 

I've scoured the net but have come up empty. Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[TK bondservnt[501st]]

Let's start out by explaining that the rear end cap moves forward and backwards depending upon the position of the lock on the bottom.

 

the rear end cap uses the recoil spring to hold the stock in the rear locked position and a combination of the moving position of the end cap itself.

 

at the front end of the muzzle the sliding lock moves forward and backwards, depending upon the position of the butt cap.

 

inside the folding stock main tube, a spring pulls the butt cap towards the "stowed" or front position.

 

here is a photo from the "guns of dagenham" showing a folding stock layout of the internals for a folding stock.

 

 

take note that the folding stock design shown is not the exact profile of the l2a3. it's a version showing a thicker model with some changes.

 

this photo from the book shows how the top version is improved over earlier versions.

the TOP one is the correct version for a e-11

 

 

top version is correct.

Edited November 14, 2011 by TK Bondservnt 2392

[Ducati]

Thanks, your reply is greatly appreciated.

 

The exploded parts diagram is even better than a digital picture. I gathered how the end cap locked the stock in the rear position and had a good idea how the lock in the front worked. I was totally in the dark with regards to the butt plate spring mechanism. Your diagram makes things crystal clear.

[TK bondservnt[501st]]

part 6 is what slides into the barrel shroud.

 

it is a rounded and beveled hook with flanges that the photo does no justice to.

 

the drawings and photographs also don't clearly show the bevels and bent contours on the butt cap.

 

they make it look a lot flatter than it actually is.

Edited November 15, 2011 by TK Bondservnt 2392