I think you would get a more positive response if you posted this in the collectable airguns section.
Pete.
Loft clearing reveals many surprises if not done for many, many years!!
In a box of my late father's memories I came across an ACVOKE Air Pistol. Very tired, but it cocks and fires. The only problem is that having cocked it the mechanism does not fully seal the breach.
Does anyone have any drawings / diagrams / ideas please on how I can resolve this?
Many thanks
Bob
I think you would get a more positive response if you posted this in the collectable airguns section.
Pete.
Could be the same problem mine had, hooked lever which pulls the breech shut was broken, see here:
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...nto/Lever1.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q.../Levercrop.jpg
It pivots on the grip screw so removing screw will allow you to get the lever out for inspection, I think the only other thing it could be is the small roller that the lever pulls on could be at fault.
Drawing of mechanism can be seen half way down page on right here: http://cinedux.com/acvoke-airguns.php
Last edited by magicesperanto; 11-08-2014 at 02:11 PM.
I placed a wanted ad in the collectors section on here and a kindly member responded, he had a few spare parts which I bought including a new lever, (he doesn’t have any more Acvoke parts).
Mine was not a difficult repair for a skilled TIG man.
I tried to get it done at a local fabrication company but:
(a) The chap would not give me a price other than "it wont be much".
(b) After 10 days when I called back it hadn’t been done, and I was afraid they would lose it.
Another plan I considered was to make a new top bit for the lever from gauge-plate, then cut the old one half way between pivot hole and hook, then get someone to MIG or TIG the new piece on.
Many thanks again. Off for a few days and will start the project on return
Bob
Hi Bobba.
I know its been some time since you had the problem but I was wondering how you got on, as I have the same problem with a gun I've just bought. Its marked as 'locking piece' on the only diagram of this gun I have been able to find (http://cinedux.com/acvoke-airguns.php).
In my pistol the 'locking peice' is missing completely, and some bits of tape on the outside (where it was presumably attached at one time) are the only trace of it I still have! Did you find an original bit somewhere, have something made up, or give up?
Rex
Last edited by scrapman; 09-02-2017 at 05:11 PM.
Hi Magicesperanto - thanks for getting back to me.
Sorry I wasn't clear. I'm using the terminology in this doc - http://cinedux.com/acvoke-airguns.php - as I don't have anything else to refer to. The piece I am missing is the longish internal part (B) with a hook at the top end and which is apparently mounted on the handle screws. I'm assuming that the one in my gun had been removed pending repair, but was lost at some time.
By the way, if you still have the broken part I would be interested in buying it from you, as I'm sure that repairing it would be easier than trying to build something from scratch.
Last edited by scrapman; 09-02-2017 at 05:10 PM.