Broken Hammer

[Badlands Walker]

Me & a pard was out shootin' the Ruger Blackhawk & the Cattleman Bisley (both are .45LC) yesterday afternoon.  After about 18 rounds thru the Bisley, the hammer broke off at the top!

Anyone ever had this happen before?

[Book Miser]

Ouch!

Never heard of that happening. More than likely the hammer was not properly heat-treated.

Now I gotta ask:

Was this RUGER's Bisley? That'd be a real surprise.

What exactly broke off the hammer? The spur, the tip, somethin' else?

Was this a new sixgun, or has it had some previous use?

[Badlands Walker]

Purchased it at an estate sale!  The gun was never fired.  It's a Uberti Cattleman Flattop Bisley.  The hammer broke right about center of it.  The entire top piece came off!  Derndest thing I ever saw!

The gun fired & somethin' fell back & hit the top of my wrist, fallin' to the ground.  When I looked, the hammer was missin' & the whole top part of the hammer layed on the ground.  My pard almost peed himself laughin'!

I still cain't believe it!

I would get a picture so ya kin see what I mean, but I lent my digital camera to a friend who went on vacation!

[Book Miser]

Dayum!

That does sound like one o' them Eye-talians forgot to heat treat the hammer properly. 

Well, now you get the pleasure of learnin' how to disassemble and reassemble the gun. 

[Badlands Walker]

I tell ya pard, it's the damndest thing I ever did see!   I guess I'm gonna learn to tear er' down & re-assemble like ya says, dadburn it!

[Cuts Crooked]

Had the same thing happen to an Open Top a couple of years ago, not a Cimirrron though. It was an older ASM . Broke right off! Replaced it with a Cimmy hammer, which took a lot of fitting and rehardening, because the dimensions were slighlty different, but it is now the only "short stroked" Open Top I've ever seen!

[Badlands Walker]

Now there's an idea, but it sure do sound like lots o' work!