Hammer screws?

[George Lander]

Steve: Thanks for calling it to my attention. John Dunkle is trying to get it fixed for me as we speak. I never noticed that it said that I was a "Forum Member" and not a "PGCA Member". I have my packet, pin, decal, etc. and cancelled checks.

Best Regards, George

[winplumber]

No Problem ,Ya you should of seen the AHE JOHN D picked up last week on here for $ 200.00 maybe thats why your still a "FORUM MEMBER" Oh well just in fun.

[Jim Valiere]

Hi Michael, Did you ever find rplacement screws for your hammers? I'm looking for those too and haven't had any luck finding them.

[Mike]

Originally Posted by Jim Valiere

Hi Michael, Did you ever find rplacement screws for your hammers? I'm looking for those too and haven't had any luck finding them.

Nothing yet, If I can find some I'll let you know, if you do the same.

Thanks
Mike

[Harry Collins]

I just checked Numerich's and of the hammered Parker parts there is no listing for hammer screws.

[David Hamilton]

Am I imagining or is the barrel marked with a 2 frame size? Hard to see from that picture. Perhaps a light brushing and cleaning would give a better view. David

[Richard Flanders]

Wow. Can you just imagine what stories a gun like that could tell if it could talk??! Imagine the game it's taken.

Ahhh yes, the dreaded broken and replacement hammer screw issue raises it's evil head once again. If I were you I'd let the gunsmith who makes new screws remove the old screws. If Brad B is making screws these days, just let him deal with them. As for re threading the holes, I'm not sure they are a current standard thread pitch so beware of that issue. You'd need a bottoming tap also, or a ground off regular tap. It's unfortunate that the original screws are so small and break so easily; there seems enough steel in the shaft that they could be larger.

[George Lander]

I took my D Grade 10 bore hammergun to Jim Kelly today at Darlington Gun Works. He is going to make a new screw for it (he said that Parker hammer screws have peculiar threads). He also pointed out to me that the hammer on the right side doesn't match the original on the left side. So it looks like the right side hammer was lost with the screw & replaced with a functioning but non original hammer & screw. He said that he will look for a matching hammer but I am looking too. Any help here would be greatly appreciated. Otherwise it's a very high condition gun.

BTW: It was Jim's 75th Birthday today and Mrs. Kelly had a lot of his friends over for an old fashioned pig pickin'. It was great! My friend, Ross Beard, was there as well. Ross wrote the book on Carbine Williams and was a neighbor of Melvin Purvis.

Best Regards, George

[10ga Hammer]

Parkers use a 55 degree Whitworth thread.
Which is why you won't find a correct screw at the hardware store.

[TARNATION !!!]

Robert: Does that apply to all screws of any diameter shank on any Parker gun or are you just referring to the hammer screw. Good information. Thanks,
Jack