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I picked up a .357 Windicator through a Gallery of Guns deal the other day. The thing was swimming in oil so I set to disassemble it and wipe it down. Was astonished that there is no sideplate on these, no easy way to get to the innards that I can see. Got the cylinder and crane off and unscrewed the cylinder release. Then parts started falling out of the damn thing. What the heck? I now had in my hand what the exploded view referred to as the plunger, the angle piece and the angle-piece spring. Being somewhat mechanically inclined I still had to spend quite a bit of time,with a flashlight trying to look into the hammer works area to figure things out. Could not for the life of me find a disassembly and reassembly guide anywhere on the net. I guess they're parts of the hammer safety and I had to install them through the top of the hammer area with the hammer cocked. I can't figure out where the tiny spring goes or how to install it. Hate to have to send it in for that to be done. Any ideas?