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Originally Posted by Gary L Cheris
Thank you again!!!
Where would I go to get a correct left hammer, I'd really like the gun to be correct. Also, any idea as to a value?
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Gary, I can't speak for finding original parts. However, I just had an 1879 predecessor of your gun beautifully restored. The gunsmith had to make a new left hammer, because the original was cracked. He is really good at his craft, and I really can't notice a difference. I guess that forensic types could spot it without much trouble. But that is not all that was not original. He had to make a completely new stock, because the original had a shattered wrist; but he replaced it with wood that had to be several grades higher than the original. Also, he had to cut off 3" of barrel for a crack, making it 27". It might all bother a true high end collector. But I am hunting the gun and that kind of detail doesn't enter into the great feeling of a hunt bringing an 144 year old gun back into the field.
Whatever you do about the hammer, enjoy shooting it. (If a qualified gunsmith checks it and clears it.)
