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Commander-style ring hammer on revolver?

beantownshootahbeantownshootah Member Posts: 12,776 ✭✭✭
edited April 2008 in Ask the Experts
Anyone ever seen a commander-style ring hammer on a revolver?

Can you buy one of these aftermarket for say a Smith?

I think this would be a cool way to get the low-snag effect of a bobbed hammer without actually bobbing it.

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Comments

  • dcs shootersdcs shooters Member Posts: 10,870 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've seen hammers with the tang heated and bent down.
  • v35v35 Member Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've been wanting to modify a Chief for some time. Part of the tang was cut off but that's not good enough.
    A Charter bobbed hammer went on my 44 Target Police but that also falls short for single action use.
    A 1/4-3/8" ring like on the HiPower, needs to replace the spur on the Chief.
    Folding spurs like on some of the old Merwin Hulberts would be a good idea.
  • trees4trees4 Member Posts: 11 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ever seen a bobbed-hammer Ruger SP101?
    They checker the top of the hammer, so you can use it for single-action.
    Of course, you need a lot of metal to do this, but it's a great idea!
  • ruger41ruger41 Member Posts: 14,665 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've seen that type on those Thunder Five .45 Colt revolvers. Looked cool.
  • beantownshootahbeantownshootah Member Posts: 12,776 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by ruger41
    I've seen that type on those Thunder Five .45 Colt revolvers. Looked cool.

    Well what do you know!

    You'd think one of the major manufacturers would try putting this on a mainstream revolver. Its not like this reduced-snag hammer is exactly a "new" concept.

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  • Wehrmacht_45Wehrmacht_45 Member Posts: 3,377
    edited November -1
    CDNN was selling Ruger SP101 revolvers with a commander hammer. They were a state dept overrun or trade in.
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