Chickering Wippen Flanges (brass)

[DKnabe]

Tom,

Try Shaff #590 on page 107.

They might need to be modified a bit, but are very close. Had the same 
problem with weak whippen flanges on my 1911 Chickering.

Doug Knabe
Dallas

Thomas Cole wrote:

> I'm rewhatevering a 1911 Chickering grand which has brass flanges for 
> hammers and wips. The hammer flanges are beefy and holding up well, 
> but the wippens are starting to break a few tongues at the notch for 
> the center pin. About a dozen are no longer able to hold the center 
> pin tightly. Anybody have some to spare? Better ideas for repair?
>
> Tom Cole
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