Russian M1895 Revolver Rubber Band Remix

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Alright, someone asked me if I could remix the original file into fewer parts to make it easier to print. Well ask and you shall receive. Unfortunately, it's still 13 parts, but I had to keep the internals in order for it to work. I also realized that using two rubber bands can make it "fire" in single action. This means you'll have to manually pull back the hammer between trigger pulls. One loops over the top of the trigger and around the hammer pivot pin before putting the hammer on. The second goes around the bottom of the hammer and through the screw that holds both halves together. I recommend using small rubber bands, like those used for braiding hair. Between the "excellent" tolerances of most consumer 3D printers and the rubber bands, this will probably make the single smoothest shooting M1895 revolver in history! Seriously, I own a couple and the tolerances are messed up in real life too. I had to break out the needle files and polish away a lot of machining marks to make mine as good as it could be. And that mainspring is no joke! You'll need to glue the ejector sleeve back together around the barrel. The ejector sleeve probably has a better name, but hell if I know what it is. Aside from holding the ejector (which is useless on this model because the cartridge is part of the cylinder now and cannot be ejected), the sleeve also turns around the barrel to allow you to remove the cylinder pin and cylinder. You'll need one screw, an M2.5x16mm cheese head slotted screw that goes from the right side to the left to hold both sides together (and loop the hammer "spring" rubber band around). You can find this at McMaster Carr Part 91800A618 or Fastenal Part 0131612. There's a rather nice assembly/disassembly video on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cuhKtlUtH4 that shows how all this fits together on a real revolver.