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Originally Posted by Wiregrassguy
Frank, I think the term "high speed hammer" was S&W marketing speak for the short throw action which continued well beyond 1957. However, the early hammers had what many folks call the "fish hook hammer" due to the shape of the hammer tang. Later hammers had a much reduced shape and the target hammer came out.
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I believe you are confusing short action and high speed hammer. The HSH was a specific hammer style that is colloquially called the fish hook style. It disappears in late 1950s.