Welcome Frank,
Your gun is a lifter hammer gun. The correct SN is 19932.
There are surviving factory records and you can order a letter on your gun.
The SN dates the gun to 1880 which predates the hammerless Trojan by decades.
Finding a replacement left hammer and screw will be a challenge and an exact match harder.
You may want to use a product like Hoppe's, Balistol or something similar to clean the gun and remove rust. Let the cleaner soak for several hours or days even and then use a fine bronze brush or fine steel wool. You absolutely don't want to do any heavy scrubbing to remove patina, remaining case color or barrel browning in my opinion. Less is more when cleaning an old gun. Don't in any circumstances use any power tools/wire wheels to clean the metal. Go slow.
Best Wishes with your heirloom,
Erick
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