Ruger Redhawk Mystery Pin

[rmidgett]

I bought some new Hogue grips for a Redhawk I acquired last month. When I removed the rubber grips the previous owner had installed, a small stainless pin fell out of the handle cavity. 
I've checked the parts diagram at http://www.brownells.com/schematics/Ruger-/Redhawk-sid90.aspx, and haven't found such a pin listed (yet). I'm wondering if any here might know where the pin came from. The pin is about 1/16" in diameter, about an inch long, and has a rounded head on one end.

Here's a photo of the pin:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6KWmjSyFECbN3NGb2dsWVhwcnd6SHpBNTFPLVB2bTdKU0pz/view?usp=sharing

Edited October 4, 2014 by rmidgett

[Oh Shoot]

That's probably the "tool" to hold main spring back for disassembly.

 

The spring situation looks different in that Redhawk from Ruger revos I have, so don't know exactly where it goes, but there's one in SP101 and GP100 grips, and that's what it's for.

 

Probably mentioned in the manual?  ;)

 

- OS

Edited October 4, 2014 by Oh Shoot

[R_Bert]

meh.  That Redhawk looks just fine like you have it in the picture.  Minimalist.

 

OR... you can just abandon all hope and ship it to me for forever care.

Edited October 4, 2014 by R_Bert

[R_Bert]

that is the disassembly pin

 

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/186605/ruger-disassembly-pin-ruger-redhawk

Edited October 4, 2014 by R_Bert

[Garufa]

When all else fails...read the directions. 

 

https://ruger-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/_manuals/redhawk.pdf

[A.J. Holst]

I'm pretty sure the operation of the sp/gp/srh is identical.

After removing the grips, this is the next step for disassembly.

Cock the hammer and the hammer strut will travel down. You should see a hole drilled in the strut. Insert mystery pin here. Pull trigger/ ride hammer forward, pin will catch on the mainspring strut. You can now remove the hammer strut subassembly.

[glowdotGlock]