Tumbler repair question

[SyLibby]

Hello all,

Forgive me if this is the wrong place for this question. I have a tumbler from a Palmetto Colt Revolving rifle that the half cock stop fractured off. Would I be able to silver solder a block of steel to the tumbler to reshape it? I can't find a replacement, and the missing piece is too low to just refile the stop. Thank all.

[John Bly]

The silver solder process is too hot and will soften the tumbler to where it will wear out rapidly. TIG welding to build it up would be a better process but then after reshaping the tumbler would need to be rehardened to be usable.

[Dheisey#7003]

I had a bad tumbler on a Burnside I bought years ago. I had a friend TIG weld it and then I re-cut the grooves on the tumbler with a file.