Service Six Stainless

[MMichaelAK]

I
m looking at a Service Six 4" stainless steel .357 Magnum and the thing that has me curious is that it's got a bobbed hammer with friction grooves milled into the top of the hammer.

Factory or smith job? Anyone know?

 

[hittman]

Serial number? I'm wondering if some of those with factory bobbed hammers are the scarce NYPD guns ..... the s/n may help.

Is there a "star" or other mark on the crane to indicate and armorers approval?

 

[MMichaelAK]

I'll check with the owner on that.

 

[RoninPA]

If it's a .357 Mag it won't be a NYCPD gun. They only bought .38 Spl guns (even when they bought GP100's, they are all .38 spl). Probably not a factory job unless the owner sent it to Ruger to have them do it. Very possible the owner got a DAO hammer from Numrich and put it in (or had a gunsmith do it). A SA/DA bobbed hammer wouldn't have the cross hatching on the top (unless took the time to do it).

Pictures would tell us a lot more.

If a good price (under $450) then buy it or tell me where to buy it

 

[hittman]

Good call Ron ..... I forgot about the 357 vs. 38 thing!

 

[Thel]

Here is a factory hammer without spur for the Six Series as shown by Numrich:

http://www.gunpartscorp.com/Products/222680.htm

I bought one a while back from Numrich and it looks as pictured.

 

[MMichaelAK]

SN is 159-288xx

The serrations are only across the hammer.
He is looking for a local trade and I have what he is looking for.
Just waiting on him to get over his decision making disorder.
We shall see.

 

[RoninPA]

If the serrations are only going across the hammer, then it probably was a standard hammer that was bobbed and then the grooves cut. The Ruger DAO hammer was cut in a cross hatch pattern. Still, if the deal is worth it, go for it.

That s/n makes it a 1982 model.