Drum Magazine Spring Fix

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My Tommy Gun (semi-automatic) drum magazine spring got bent. I couldn't find any instruction on disassembly. I ground off the steel tongues that were sort of riveted, and after a while figured out what went wrong with the spring. I watched a video on brazing, since this is thin steel, and voila, it works! Guess I wound it too tight? First picture you can see the spring is bent, and the black retainer is off. Assembly was really tricky. After brazing I spray painted it black again and tested it.