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Offline Dave B

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Repair of a broken hamer question
« on: October 02, 2025, 06:29:47 PM »
I picked up a percusion pistol in need of restoration. The hammer spur broke off. I can silver braze  it back or use my torch to weld it. The last time i welded an original hammer the case harding surface cracked. Does anealing help prevent this?

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Offline JPK

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Re: Repair of a broken hamer question
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2025, 12:29:04 AM »
Case hardening will place stresses in the metal so I’d advise annealing it before any welding. Then it can be re-cased after shaping.
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Re: Repair of a broken hamer question
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2025, 12:35:43 AM »
Thank you for that.
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