So apparently the current production Miroku 1873 line has the original half-cock and lever safeties.
No rebounding hammer. No tang safety.
However, where the original Winchester 1866 and 1873 and Italian repros have a solid breech pin, the Mirokus have a sliding automatic safety tunneled inside the breech pin that deactivates when the hammer strikes the breech pin. It's hardly noticeable, but I still don't like it - not the original design. In addition to that, a point of failure, IMHO.
So can this "feature" be replaced with a solid breech pin like the original? I'm OK with made in Japan, the quality is there, but I want original design. $1300 ain't that bad these days for a good new 1873.
The Italians are way more money and don't have Winchester on the tang.
Anyone know if an original solid breech pin can be used on the Miroku 1873 rifle or carbine?