Re: Hammer Gun Year of Manufacture? Archived Message
Posted by David Williamson on January 8, 2016, 6:03 pm, in reply to "Hammer Gun Year of Manufacture?"
Dale, your gun would be from 1898. It is a 6 pin (5 screw posts and 1 axle pin) back action lock with the Type II hammers (low profile). This year 1898 was the first year for Royal Steel barrels so yours could be steel. Finding a Type II hammer is not going to be easy as you will have to find a gun in the serial number range of 53,637 (earliest I have) to the latest s/n 73,000, after this they were changed to the "C" style hammer and now a back action lock.
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