repair broken hammer

[bpd303]

Someone with a TIG welder should be able to weld it without any excess metal added. I was able to do a good weld on the tang of an original German Jaeger that is still in service. When I enlarge the last picture of the hammer, it does look like a V notch in the front of the cup.

 

[Rein]

Some hammers have a V notch in the hammer cup up front. Perhaps it is not broken and missing, but the way this hammer was originally made.

I cant tell from the pictures


Fleener

Yes Fleener could be. I'm really sure that all the parts are original. So maybe you're right and this little missing part in the neck of the hammer is not broken and is original too..but why a manufacturer made it? I don't know.

 

[Rein]

Someone with a TIG welder should be able to weld it without any excess metal added. I was able to do a good weld on the tang of an original German Jaeger that is still in service. When I enlarge the last picture of the hammer, it does look like a V notch in the front of the cup.

Thanks for your answer bpd303.
Interesting, this is my first exposition original rifle so I grateful for all your comments. I shoot with my other pedersoli rifle brown bess. When it will possible I show you more pictures about it. Thank you very much.

 

[Sylvester Pattie]

The notch or gap in the front was to direct the explosive gasses away from the shooter but not confine them (and their fouling) around the cap nipple.

 

[Rein]

The notch or gap in the front was to direct the explosive gasses away from the shooter but not confine them (and their fouling) around the cap nipple.

Very interesting thanks.
Could be, I must assume that the broken part in the neck of the hammer was made by the soldier or the shooter of this rifle, never by the manufacturer, because is not a "clean" broken part, just sims like "broken" and missing part, I want to say that, If it were filed in a square shape with right angles, it would look factory-made, and in fact I have not yet ruled out doing so to improve its appearance and not look broken like now..

 

[Uncle Miltie]

I have a question. If this gun was made before 1864, couldn't the hammer be forged? I know modern hammers are cast steel. I just wondered how long ago they cast steel. I am sure someone will know.

A gun of that quality had a forged hammer. Many made in the US had them as well.

 

[Colonial Boy]

There is no way in the world that Rigby would have made a cast hammer.

 

[Rein]

A gun of that quality had a forged hammer. Many made in the US had them as well.

I can agree uncle..

 

[Rein]

There is no way in the world that Rigby would have made a cast hammer.

sorry Colonial but I can't understand your comment

 

[Dusty_Traveler]

Tony South of Micro Precision Welding

Mattawan, MI

My go-to for high quality low invasive repairs. He has repaired a pile of lock parts and hammers for me with zero complaints. He uses a laser, so there is no altering of heat treated parts.

 

[Rein]

Tony South of Micro Precision Welding

Mattawan, MI

My go-to for high quality low invasive repairs. He has repaired a pile of lock parts and hammers for me with zero complaints. He uses a laser, so there is no altering of heat treated parts.

Thanks Tony unfortenatelly I can't send the rifle outside of my country, I must wait until the rifle came to me, then I will make pictures for show you exacly what has happen in the neck of the hammer, then I will be three options.
First, asume that is part of the history of the weapon, so don't touch it
Second try to work with epoxy for metals and close the V
and in the three case I can file the metal triying to give it a square and straight appearance
Anyway now I must wait.
Thank you very much for all your comments guys.

 

[fleener]

Ok, so looks like some more info is needed. I started this thread 10 YEARS ago. Since then the hammer has been repaired by welding a new piece to it. New engraving and a little aging, you cant tell it has ever been broken or fixed.

My thread was reactivated recently with a new poster asking how to fix his hammer.

Fleener

 

[Dusty_Traveler]

Oh man!! My bad!

 

[Dusty_Traveler]

unfortenatelly I can't send the rifle outside of my country.

I hope you can find someone on the continent. It would be much easier, for sure.

If you cannot find anyone, does international law permit small parts to be shipped overseas for repair? Can you send just the hammer?