Renegade Hammer

[Three Mile Farm]

I'm looking for an original hammer, mine has been bent for a scope. Thanks

 

[rusticbob]

If you do not find one, you can carefully bend it back.

 

[waarp8nt]

Check here.

https://www.thegunworks.com/custpro...SubCat2ID=11&do=list&Cat1Name=Thompson Center

 

[Three Mile Farm]

I didn't see one there but thanks for a new place to look for stuff.

 

[chorizo]

Ebay has plenty. They come up for sale frequently, some with even reasonable prices

 

[Three Mile Farm]

Yeah so far I saw one on ebay but it was pretty high.

 

[SDSmlf]

A little bit heat and it can easily be straightened out. How do you think it was originally bent? Just reverse the process. Or leave as is.

 

[chorizo]

T/C hammers come in two varieties The bent ones have the arched back (low spur), the straight ones have a straight back (high spur)

 

[chorizo]

@Three Mile Farm

https://cfnparts.com/T/C Thompson Center Renegade Muzzle Loading Rifle Parts-680?product_id=13959

 

[Three Mile Farm]

I need the high one.

 

[SDSmlf]

T/C hammers come in two varieties The bent ones have the arched back (low spur), the straight ones have a straight back (high spur)

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Some hammers are also bent to clear scopes and tang mounted sights. I have a few that look like this.

 

[chorizo]

I seek those out. They have a slightly different geometry to them and work better with musket caps and stand off of the nipple a little more. I posted a comparison of the two in some other thread on nipple clearance.

Both at half cock
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[Three Mile Farm]

The one I have is bent to the side quite a bit. I don't care for it and just want one more like it came with. If I don't find one I'll bend it back.

 

[Bad Karma]

The one I have is bent to the side quite a bit. I don't care for it and just want one more like it came with. If I don't find one I'll bend it back.

Track of the wolf has replacement hammers for the TC’s.

 

[SDSmlf]

I seek those out. They have a slightly different geometry to them and work better with musket caps and stand off of the nipple a little more. I posted a comparison of the two in some other thread on nipple clearance.

Both at half cock
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I have a mix of both. Not sure which style I prefer overall, but each has its pros and cons. Speculation on my part is that TC modified the design due to complaints that folks didn’t like having to go to full cock to install a cap due to lack of room under the hammer. Don’t know, though every so often, someone still complains. About a 175+ year old design.

 

[SDSmlf]

The one I have is bent to the side quite a bit. I don't care for it and just want one more like it came with. If I don't find one I'll bend it back.

If you have at a minimum a propane torch, a bench mounted vice and basic hand tools it should quite easy to bend it back. The hammer I posted photographs of a few posts back was easy for me to bend, and I am no blacksmith.