r/GunnitRust

I’ve been super busy between work and family so I haven’t had much time to work on projects lately but be assured, the De Lisle isn’t dead. I recently got a small CNC router that can cut aluminum and I’ve been making good use of it for small parts that would otherwise bog down the project. I’m currently working on the sights (the CNC has been a timesaver on it) and I’ll still need to make a forend and there’s a bunch of smaller finishing things that will need to be done. I’m starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

For added context this is how the rest of the bolt goes together, both holes do in fact just lead to the hole in the firing pin, and there’s nothing internally nor is there space for anything internally for it to interact with. I’m well and truly stumped

So unfortunately the guy who sold me the bolt failed to mention it was a stripped bolt. And given how Fr*nch the design is I’m having trouble figuring out how all parts work. The sear and main shaft of the firing pin are all pretty easy to understand. And it’s cocked by the cams shown in the pics. My only confusion then comes down to these two holes, both lead into the hole the firing pin comes out of. At first I thought the bigger hole was to keep the bolt head from screwing off (as it can be completely taken off easily). However after seeing some pics of the firing pin, there’s nothing there for any form of screw or stop from interacting with the firing pin. Plus this downs fully make sense as the firing pin wouldn’t be able to spin freely in the casing. Any help would be appreciated as for a gun that should be simple it’s very not. As gun Jesus said “the Fr*nch copy no one, and no one copies the Fr*nch”

So I figured out how to build the receiver and barrel assembly, however my next hurdle is the internals. The rear trigger assembly makes sense to me and looks like a basic trigger system. But there’s this weird croissant shaped piece and I’m having trouble visualizing what it does, it obviously interacts with the trigger and “operating” rod but I cannot deduce its purpose. Changed the pic to be more clear

Not all of these are from the triple bore model, however given all of the models are the same mechanism these give a pretty good idea of how they work. The bolt slips over the barrel and locks onto the locking lugs on the outside of the barrels. As for the receiver itself I might try bending and welding some sheet steel.