One eared poodle

[Brent Francis]

I couldnt resist this little 16 guage but Im afraid it may end up being an expensive lesson. It is has a few wood dents but generally quite nice with no cracks. The screws engraving and barrels are all excellent Seems really high quality. The bad news is it is missing a hammer and Im guessing there is less than zero chance of finding a match. second the forend will nolt come off. It has one of the european type forends with the botton on the front. I can push the botton in but the forend does not budge not even a wiggle. Ive tried everything short of a sledge hammer but no joy guess Ill have to seek prof. help. Any suggestions regarding hammer replacement / forend removal wood be much appreciated. Also Id like to find out who made it. It says "A recey S\ Ource on one side in gold inlay ( I know thats a village in France) and on the other side also in gold "Drioton"dont know if thats a maker or retailer. I paid next to nothing for the gun so if its worth it I wouldnt mind spending a few bucks on a restoration It has very nice dimensions 14 1/2 pull and 27 !2 barrels doesnt weigh much more than 5 lbs. Any thoughts on history and comments on whether this worth much effort from euro gun experts would be appreciated too. Thanks

[Mills Morrison]

Jim Kelly of Darlington Gunworks can make a replacement hammer for your gun for much less than a small fortune. He just did that on a Parker hammer gun of mine.

[chris dawe]

Jim Kelly of Darlington Gunworks can make a replacement hammer for your gun for much less than a small fortune. He just did that on a Parker hammer gun of mine.
Nice to know Mills,i'v done it ...but I would rather pay someone else !

[Brent Francis]

Mills Thanks for the info. I will give him a call. I also found an English website EJ Blackley and Son that sells fancy cast hammers I was a little worried to order then find out they didnt fit

[Rick Losey]

Dyson has instructions on how to measure

http://www.peterdyson.co.uk/acatalog/HAMMERS.html

and several hammer castings (scroll through the pinfire to the centerfire)
http://www.peterdyson.co.uk/acatalog/Centrefire___Pinfire.html

even Dixie carries a few
http://www.dixiegunworks.com/default.php?cPath=22_567_588_217_231

[Brent Francis]

Thanks the peterson place really has a nice selection. Anyone know where to find fancy hammer screws?

[Rick Losey]

. Anyone know where to find fancy hammer screws?

PM Tom Carter here on the board