Posted: 9/29/2007 9:00:30 PM EDT
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Anyone else have one of these?  
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I found it in the back of my safe. It had a broken part inside so I bought the part and "fixed" it. Still didn't cock. Found a missing spring (probably flew off when someone disassembled it)! Modified a new spring from a ball point pen, now it works!! |
I had one years ago , I bought in a pawnshop , took it home and the thing didn't fire. I know I fixed it some how but it's so long ago I don't remeber what I did. I do remember though that it didn't want to go back together easy 
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| I have one, bought it a few years ago from agun shop for $50. It has been a good gun. It has never jammed, is accurate enough. I have taken it apart, no problem there. I think its too small to carry but it is what it is. Its a cheap little gun that works and is fun to shoot occasionally. |
Never had one of those, but I did buy a Jennings 22 from a guy way back in 1988 (20 bucks), he'd lost the firing pin spring when taking it apart. I also manufactured a replacement part from a ball-point pen...  Worked great for over 500 rounds and then gave it to a buddy in the Air Force, as far as I know he still has it... 
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All you need is the blunt end of a pencil eraser. A gun newb I used to know bought one from his boss. I showed him how to clean it. I don't know what he ever did with it. Didn't jam too bad. 
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| I had 2.Bought them as a pair for $25 apiece.Took them to the range and put 50 rounds through each.Both fired everytime no jams failures.One came with its box and instructions.Took them apart to clean once.Never shot them again.Tried selling them online but shipping and tranfer fees were more than my asking price for the pair.Ended up trading them for a couple boxes of ammo at a local gun shop.The thing was so small it was very unpleasant to shoot. |
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Once quite common, they are still (last I heard) being made by Jimenez Arms in Henderson Nevada. Now known as the JA-25, I guess parts can still be obtained and the Jimenez touts a lifetime warranty.  These pot metal guns did seem to work fine, but I would not carry a round chambered. |
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I owned one for over twenty years. It was one of the most reliable pistols I have owned. Ammo for them is more expensive than 357 though and it was mainly a safe queen. I'd take it out to shoot every couple of years, put a box of ammo through it, clean it and back into the safe. I traded it, along with a few other pieces, to free up some safe space. The gun store I traded it to put it in the case with a $125. price tag on it and it was gone two days later when I went back to the store. I think I paid $59. for it when new. They used to make perfect pistols for trips down into Mexico. Their price made them easy to throw into the river before coming back across the border. They will break the firing pin if dry fired and the grips have to be kept on to minimise the loss of parts. 
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If I remember correctly there is a spring loaded button at the rear of the slide that the firing pin goes through. Push it forward until it unlocks the slide...I think. 
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Here's a link to a good article with instructions and a useful diagram for ordering those springs that get lost when taking this thing apart! I ordered the part I needed from a guy on gunbroker. There are lots of spare parts listed there. |
Best I could find: clicky ETA: And I got page 2! |
| Never had a raven but did have a couple of the davis .380 pistols. It was the second handgun I bought. I reloaded .380 for them and shot the piss out of them. I got to where I was ordering extra firing pins by the half dozen at a time. Very simple design, would be nice to have one made of steel instead of zinc though. |
Try this: www.e-gunparts.com/products.asp?chrMasterModel=1200zJ-25&MC= Edit: whoops, that link is to the Jennings model 
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