Okay... I got the Gahendra completely apart. The hardest part was the rear fore arm pin which was bent. Other than that it went well. I think the threads were smeared with yak fat before storage & the screws came out easily enough.
My greatest fear was unfounded - the firing pin was intact! I've been told those are often broken. Apparently if you try to force the breech open, you can shear it off if things are stuck by solidified yak fat.
Next move: soak the receiver parts while I'm off playing trains. Then spray the wood & barreled receiver with paint remover - carb cleaner - something of that nature.
I also better order dies & brass - this one looks like it will be a decent shooter!
I swear these guys used more yak fat than Albanians used cosmo!! SW
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SW
