I experienced that with the firing pin sproing from a Mosin Nagant rifle bolt recently. No, that's not a misspelling, it's the sound it made disappearing. I bought two spares, installed one. I don't expect to ever see either of the other two again. ;)
Bill in OKC
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On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 06:14:18 PM CDT, John Stainkamp <stainkampjohn@...> wrote:
I once was installing a Japanese watchband where the instructions stated, and I quote: "Be careful installing the springs, as they may disappear"
Bill in OKC too