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Unread 06-27-2011, 08:40 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by william faulk View Post
Note that the hammer faces on my 1892 top lever are showing ever deepening indentions where the hammers strike the pins.Is the metal getting soft with age ?
Do you find some one that caps the hammer faces of rehardens the hammers ?
I have noticed indentions are becoming wider and more pronounced each year..any advice ?
I had a similar problem with the hammmer faces of a Wm. Powell & Sons .410 back-action hammergun that Turnbull Restorations hardened with satisfactory results.
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