Salvaging the lens from a Kodak Retina Automatic III?

[Lewis Francis]

This week I came home and found a care package from my cousin containing an Ansco film tank and a partially disassembled early 60s Kodak Retina Automatic III, rescued from a basement cleanup. I'm considering removing and adapting the Schneider-Kreuznach Retina-Xenar 2.8/45 lens to my Lumix GX7. I'll remove the shutter blades or lock it in B mode if I can (shutter appears nonfunctional, perhaps why it was partially disassembled), but would like to preserve the aperture control.

Anyone have some tips on disassembling the body to the point where the lens/shutter/aperture assembly can be removed?

Here's what it looks like now:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3u6lWNBcHR/

 

[Lewis Francis]

Never mind -- had some time so I pulled back the leather and took a closer look. This time I saw screws. I have the assembly removed, figured out how to cock and trip the shutter in B mode, have to decide if I want to risk further disassembly or just fashion something to keep a return lever from letting the shutter close.

This thing is a marvel of mechanical engineering, most of which I don't at all understand. 😉

Current state: https://www.instagram.com/p/B3zYjjthUbL/