The hammer of my revolver fails when I use it in simple action

Is that a genuine Smith & Wesson or a Spanish copy?

What's the serial number? If there is an alphabetical prefix, please include it. There may be some distance between the prefix and the numbers. BTW it's common on gun forums to omit the last two digits of the serial for privacy reasons, e.g. C1234xx.
 
I don't think it is an S&W, but that doesn't matter. The hammer or trigger is either badly worn or someone attempted to lighten the trigger pull. The result is that the pull is so light that the hammer is being released with almost no tension on the trigger finger, and the trigger is catching the hammer strut (double action sear) as the hammer falls. If the gun is an S&W, repairs might be possible, though I doubt parts would be available for a gun that old. If it is not an S&W, parts would simply not be available at all, and the gun cannot be repaired.

Note, of course, that the gun should still work in double action mode.

Jim
 
well... nothing is impossible... if you found the right gun smith, I'm sure the gun could be repaired... a better word might be impractical, as it could easily cost more than the gun cost new ( or to buy a similar replacement today ) than it costs to repair it...

meaning, in reality... unless the gun has huge sentimental value, or you are good at working on your own guns & have the skill or tools, it's likely not practical to repair it...
 
Even if you find a gunsmith, he probably could not obtain parts. Spanish revolvers were made by a dozen or more companies, each using its own internal designs and mainly hand fitted parts. Parts were not always interchangeable even between guns made by the same company at the same time.

It might be possible to repair the gun without new parts, but only the gunsmith could determine that after looking at the gun.

Jim
 
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