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Nice gun, but for heaven's sake, straighten up that sideplate. As for a strain screw, one from any of the Model 1's should fit, and IIRC, even ones from later guns like the .32 SA have the same threads.
Others may note that that gun used a solid cylinder stop and a hinged hammer spur that is spring loaded. When the hammer is cocked, the thumb pivots the top part up to cam the cylinder stop upward so the cylinder can turn. When the thumb is removed from the hammer spur, it pivots down so it misses the cylinder stop on the way down, and the cylinder remains locked in the firing mode. The second and third issues had a split cylinder stop and a solid hammer. The hammer cammed the stop up when cocked, then went between the two arms, springing them apart, on the way down. Not maybe the greatest idea but it worked well enough that it was used as late as 1896 on the First Model Hand Ejector, S&W's first swing cylinder revolver.
Jim
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