Strange hammer

[John]

OK, all you 1911 aficionados, here is a question for you.

What is this hammer? Has any one ever seen that before?

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[1911Tuner]

Airsoft! :D

[MNeedham73]

Dang John, you really need to stop chewing on your thumbnail :D

(no clue on that hammer)

[John]

I do not chew on my nails, it just happened that I clipped them this morning. Obviously, I am not the type of guys who do manicure! :p

And no, it is NOT airsoft!

[MarineTech]

I'm not terribly familiar with the Browning Hi-Power, but could it be the hammer from one? Or possibly from some double action 1911 conversion.

[wichaka]

Austin Behlert came up with some hammers that somewhat resemble that..........where did you find it? Whats it out of?

[Hawkmoon]

It doesn't look at all like the profile of the locking lugs on the Hi-Power hammers shown in Brownells catalog.

[John]

Well, I think I should have asked this question, for out prize give-away. No one has seen that before? Not even you Hawkmoon?

[Hawkmoon]

Me? The prototypical armchair commando? Heck no, I've never seen anything like that.

Does it fit my Jeep Comanche? If not I ain't interested ...

[Hawkmoon]

Wait just a sec ...

Now why would the boss pick on ME, since he knows 1911Tuner works on more 1911s in any given day than I have seen in my entire lifetime. This had to be a trick question. Why me?

Well, the boss knows that I happen to own one of the first para 12.45LDA pistols. And they use a different fire control system to accomplish their "double action only" mode of operation. So it occurs to me that El Comandante might erroneously believe that I have some inkling as to what the durned thing looks like inside.

Hint: I don't. But let me make a wild guess and suggest that this may be a hammer from an early Para LDA, back before they bobbed all the hammers.

[John]

Close, but no cookie.

[garrettwc]

Could it be the hammer from a Colt Double Eagle?

[tedoo7]

If the potential prize money would be sweet enough, perhaps I could be induced to part with some pertinent information :)

[Tom]

Now why would the boss pick on ME ... Why me?

Welcome to the club, Hawkmoon. Welcome to the club. :(

[John]

If the potential prize money would be sweet enough, perhaps I could be induced to part with some pertinent information

That's cheating, and I can't allow it. This guy has inside information!

Well guys, I was as surprised to see this hammer as you are. This, in reality, is a 1911 hammer. Believe it or not, this is a single-action 1911 hammer. This is the original Para Ordnance, single action hammer.

And yes, it works fine in a 1911, with all the parts being standard, it just needs the basic work of a hammer job I think.

Darn, I should have used that in the quiz for the prize give-away and keep the rain suit for myself. But then again, it doesn't rain much here. :p

[G. Wedge]

Glad you didn't do that John.....I don't need the hammer, but I DO NEED that sweet rain suit!.......Fore!!!!!

[John]

George, I told you I can cook the results for you to win, only if you promise me that you will not wear it, while playing golf! :p