Daisy Model 188 BB Pistol Disassembly, Part 1

I've been a bit busy lately but decided it would be fun and quick to take apart my Daisy model 188 BB pistol and see what makes it tick. Mine is the metal bodied but BB only version.

The pistol.

The loading port, you can see the BBs being picked up by the bolt here. On the earlier model you could also insert a pellet but the casting was changed to prevent that.

4 screws, 3 of which are identical.

The halves separated.

The sear was heavily crusted with dried grease. Note the spring.

The bolt. The tip is a magnet.

The cocking lever slips off of the post and the wire rod.

That wire rod opens the bolt when the pistol is cocked.

The sear and trigger.

The wire rod.

The compression tube, spring and lever can be removed as a unit. It's under a bit of tension inside the pistol even uncocked.

The piston slides out of the tube.

The end of the compression tube is injection molded plastic and also has the transfer port seal.

The piston seal. Pretty much conventional parachute type seal.
More to come...