Warden Callaway

It was always debated that Colts imported these from England or made them there.  Or made them in USA with english parts. Most old shotguns of all brands and quality used barrels made in Belgium.  Just have to try. 

I wouldn't think you'd need to remove the lock to take the hammer nut off. The nut may be metric.  

Yes, Bill Fuchs is an artist with metal.  He's completely restored 3 Colt SAA for me and welded up several hammers.  

If I remember right,  Steve's Guns was the warrent repair place for TTN. he may have parts or know if TTN hammer will fit colt.

https://stevesgunz.com/

There will be a screw (sometimes two) that go through from one lock to the other. Loosen it a couple of turns and take the screwdriver handle or wooden stick and tap the head of the screw. This will drive the lock plate loose on the opposite side. Take screw out. Use something like a nail to put in hole and continue to break the plate loose.  Then wiggle off.  The lock on the opposite side, use a nail, punch or similar tool and reach through action from the opposite side and tap that lock loose.

The one I had was Cimarron.  If they had parts at all, they are probably gone by now.

This video shows me taking out locks on a Liberty shotgun. 

Upper one from colt lower one out out TTN. No. Not for sale. 

The locks look like a close copy.  I don't have the TTN any longer to verify that it'll work. May have to do a little metal work. 

I didn't make any annealer.  Just a video I found. So... I can't answer your question.  Maybe ask on forum. Maybe ask as a comment on the video?

PS.  If you got a tracking number, please pass it to me.

Thanks.

Thanks for the update.  

I have an old Frontier Six Shooter in 44WCFmade in 1881 that should have a bullseye ejector but was changed out to a crescent.  There is a lot of other things uploaded like the etched pannel has been updated to roll marked as other markings like used in the early 1900s.

Good deal!

I do things like this often but don't take the time to make a video. It takes a lot of time.  Glad someone benefited from it. 

I also.  I do almost all my gunsmith work but I enjoy doing it and have been at it 50 years.  So I'll buy guns with problems that I can fix. 

I sent one Smokewagon back to Taylor's to get barrel turned so to correct windage.   Took more months than I was told and came back with more problems than was there when I sent it to them. 

I understand some people have had bad experiences with Cimarron warranty repair.  I suspect the gun in my video that was supposed to be a new, unfired trade in was one someone had problems with and botched repair so Cimarron just took it back. Then discounted it to the gunstore to get rid of it. 

Looks like a small risk as you have spare hand.  

Yes,  it took several tries.  Most of the time is taken up taking the gun apart and putting it back together.  Make a good dint and see how much it changes. 

One thing I left out was once I put enough dints deep enough to get the bottoms step tall enough,  there was a slight bow in the hand. I just turned it over on my "anvil"  and straightened it with a tap or two with the hammer.  

Once the lower step has been stretched taller,  the total length will likely be too tall. This will cause the cylinder to start to turn before the bolt has a chance to drop out of the notch. Just take a fine cut file and take a couple of strokes off the top. 

Stretching the hand is nothing I invented.  It's a method used by gunsmiths all along.  I have two Colts that have the hands stretched.  One I bought that way.   Another I sent to a professional gunsmith that specializes in reparing Colt SAA.  He rewelded the hammer and cur new notches. So he had to retime the action.  He stretched the hand just as I did.