1883 Side hammers needed

[Dean Romig]

The barrels, as Brian says, are so far off face and the doll’s head is such a poor fit that one wonders if those barrels are even original to the gun.
The barrels can be refinished to look new but that would be ill-advised until after the barrel wall thickness is measured by someone who is expert in doing this…
Then there is the issue of it being off face that needs to be corrected by a prifessjonal.

If Brian doesn’t have a matching hammer for your gun, contact Joe Breda by sending him a PM, who makes reverse engineered hammers to match. You will need to send him the right side hammer to reverse copy… and he can have it engraved to match as well.





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[Bill Murphy]

Do the serial numbers on the left side of the barrel lug match the serial number on the flats of the action?

[Jeff Bell]

When you guys say the barrels are "off face" what do you mean? This is not a term I am familiar with. Also, "dolls head"? Not familiar with that either. I am starting to learn a lot from these threads.