Post by kings6 on Apr 5, 2019 18:39:34 GMT -5
I heard about this gun last summer when a member of the Colt Forum posted that he saw it but decided not to buy it. I asked him if he minded me contacting the seller and he said no problem so I was able to snag it. It is a nickeled 38-40 with Tru-Ivory grips and the longer 7 1/2" barrel. Not long after I was checking for parts on one of the sites and I stumbled onto what was advertised as an original Christy's bisley hammer. The close I looked it became apparently that the hammer was actually a bisley spurred hammer for a regular framed single action so I went ahead and bought the part. I then send the hammer and the gun down to Alan Harton and he was slightly flummoxed when he saw the hammer. He had never seen one like it and he didn't know if he would be able to install it in the gun or if he would have to cut and graft the spur to the original hammer. As usual, when I toss a challenge to Alan, he took it on and whipped it. He had to redo the roller part of the hammer and firing pin but he said it actually went quite well and he admitted that he got lucky as well. By making the hammer fit we were able to save the original hammer just in case someone ever wants to put it back to stock. It lets me continue my string of every USFA gun I have wearing a bisley spurred hammer. 
