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Missing spring?

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Hello all.

I have a C9 that I bought used. I took it out to the range a couple of times, enjoyed firing it and then decided I needed to clean it.

When I removed the slide, the firing pin retainer fell out. Cleaned the gun and reassembled it, but I'm worried that I missed a part or that my handgun was missing the part when I bought it.

I only had one spring in the firing pin assembly. It was the thinner, longer spring. The shorter, more stout spring that I saw in videos was not there.

Also, my firing pin retainer had a smooth ball head, not the dimpled one I was seeing in videos and online parts list.

So two questions:

1. Will my firearm function with just the one spring or do I need a replacement? (It was functioning fine before, so if it was missing, I didn't notice).

2. Is it possible that I have an older hi point or something like that to explain the differences in parts?

Any advice is welcome. Thanks much.
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Also, my firing pin retainer had a smooth ball head, not the dimpled one I was seeing in videos and online parts list.
That's all the info anyone here should need. Ajole nailed it. It's an early one and came with just one spring. It will work fine but call for the updated parts.

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