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Colt hammer

jaoobjaoob Member Posts: 441 ✭✭✭
edited October 2006 in Ask the Experts
I have a Colt trooper with the back half of the hammer broke off. Is it possible to weld this back on and not affect the temper? Is the hammer easy to take out?
Thank you.

Jim
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  • sarge_3adsarge_3ad Member Posts: 8,387 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Why not just replace the hammer. The hardest step in removing the trigger would be popping out the side cover plate.
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  • dfletcherdfletcher Member Posts: 8,179 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Old Model Trooper or Trooper Mk III? You can buy a replacement for either at Numrich Arms - I don't think I'd try to weld & repair. The old model requires more handfitting and a change in hammers can often require refitting of other parts, but I think either one can be done by a person who studies the gun first.
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  • 11b6r11b6r Member Posts: 16,584 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Typically, hammers are hardened steel. If you weld them, it will in all likelihood have a detrimntal effect on the hardening process. Likely would require re-hardening. Check over at Numrich (www.gunpartscorp.com) for a replacement. Even if it requires fitting to your revolver, is likely quite a bit less than the metal work to fix the original hammer.
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  • Old FoolOld Fool Member Posts: 1,502 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Before you atempt to disassemble your revolver i would strongly recommend that you get a copy or Jerry Kuhnhausen's "The Colt Double Action Revolvers, A Shop Manual, Vol. I". It is available from Brownell's, and it will probably save you $$ in the long run[8D]
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  • rhmc24rhmc24 Member Posts: 1,984 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If the break is just the cocking spur broke off & the job is to put it back on, it can be welded. It will affect the temper locally but in that part it won't hurt. It will require taking the hammer out and the welding be done by someone competent in TIG or MIG welding. Those two methods keep the heat as local as possible. The rest of the hammer should be heat sinked to protect the wear points where the temper is important. After welding the welded area will have to be finished back to its original shape.

    By this I don't mean that the job is practical for anyone to do except for someone who knows what they are doing and how to do it. Having said all this, it is probably best to just replace the hammer & if you think anything of the gun don't do it yourself if this is a first time job.

    Been there, Done that!
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