Malaria Baikal recoil slide spring

[PaulR]

Mmmm...originality not important then? (the replacement spring route retains this)

How does replacing the original spring with one from another manufacturer maintain originality?

TBH a spring is a spring in any event so it really does not matter - neither does cutting down the original.

[max headroom]

its easy. cut off the first two coils at each end. then get them red hot and recrompress. then get them red hot again and dip in oil.
Ohh. dont forget to file off any sharp ends.