Thanks so much for continued guidance. It’s very instructive to ‘hear’ how collectors think. And because of those comments I feel more comfortable taking ‘ownership’ of grandpa’s heirloom.
So, more pics in the morning light! As you can see (I hope), the broken ivory grip is held to the screw by a lick, a prayer, and crud. I fear manipulation of the grip will break the ivory. However, because the grips aren’t original, that would not be devastating, however the current the grips are how I think of my revolver.
So, it appears that I might be able to pull the side panel by removing one screw (she said optimistically). If cleaning the exposed area doesn’t fix the hammer issue... oh, crossing one river at a time!
I’ll try to remove panel when I’m in my favorite California Zen place!
Pam
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