1026 Aquired.

[Tony Marbury]

I bought a 1026 yesterday, cause I always wanted a 10mm, and don't like glocks. So I snapped it up, shot very little. But kinda weird it looks like it was a duty gun. You know the holster wear and all. This gun has a bobbed hammer, and I reload and shoot a lot, it having the 5 inch barrel was great for me because I shoot a lot and out to 100yards. Can this hammer be changed?
I like a working usable hammer? Not funding much info on gun.
Just had to have a 10mm and it was decent price I thought. Also my 1st smith that is not a wheel gun. I will add some pictures.
Thanks

 

[S&W1006]

Nice find there weren't many 1026's made. I'm not sure if the hammer can be changed but I would almost bet it could be swapped out for a standard hammer.

 

[t-bird]

I bought a 1026 yesterday, cause I always wanted a 10mm, and don't like glocks. So I snapped it up, shot very little. But kinda weird it looks like it was a duty gun. You know the holster wear and all. This gun has a bobbed hammer, and I reload and shoot a lot, it having the 5 inch barrel was great for me because I shoot a lot and out to 100yards. Can this hammer be changed?
I like a working usable hammer? Not funding much info on gun.
Just had to have a 10mm and it was decent price I thought. Also my 1st smith that is not a wheel gun.
Thanks

Never happened without Pics..

 

[GaryS]

Search around the forum. I seem to remember that the .40 caliber hammers will fit, and maybe some others. Not having either a 40 nor a 10mm gun, I didn't pay that much attention.

I know that some people have put a spurred 5906 hammer into a 6906.

 

[Tony Marbury]

I wish I knew how to post pictures here, it seems way over complicated to me,,,,,,,,,,,I keep trying everytime I get a new toy...no luck......

 

[k22fan]

Within a generation or vintage all traditional double action (TDA) hammers interchange. A 3913's hammer can be swapped with a 1006's or vise versa but the hammer struts have to be retained with the matching handle length.

The problem is 1026s are not TDA. Unlike TDAs their slides stage their hammers into what amount to heavy duty half cock notches and their decockers drop the hammer into those notches. Even conventional TDA half cock notches went away with 2nd generation production. I've never seen a hammer spur on a 3rd generation pistol that had the Sig-Sauer type decocker.. I think the only thing you can do is use the trigger to rock the hammer back far enough to get your thumb on the serrations across the hammer's top.

The 1026 is a nice collector's find but for shooting out to 100 yards an adjustable sighted 1006 comes to mind. I've never seen a 1006 without a hammer spur.

 

[BLUEDOT37]

Like k22fan said, squeeze the trigger slightly, just hard enough to raise the hammer off the slide where you can get your thumb on it to pull it back & lock it there. This is how I always shoot my first shot from my 1076 (the 4-1/4" version of yours) when target shooting. Practice it unloaded a few times, it's easy.

Your pictures are probably too large to unload them directly to the forum. Either resize them smaller or open a photo sharing acct (Photobucket, etc.) & just post the related photo's link in your thread.

Here's the forum's FAQ on it: Smith & Wesson Forum - FAQ: Reading and Posting Messages

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[Tony Marbury]

I hope this works.

I get no options other than URL, unless I click the advanced option tab then I can look my pictures up.

 

[fouldude.44]

1026 was used by VA. State Police.

 

[Shorty 45 MK2]

Congrats that's a nice 10mm!

You can cock the hammer back like others have suggested.

 

[Aegis]

If the gun will fire with the magazine removed it was most likely a LE gun.

 

[dmc8163]

I carried a 1076 on duty for years. Depress decocking lever to raise hammer and its relatively easy to pull back to full cock. Wouldn't change the hammer. Aegis is right if it will fire with the mag removed it is a LE 1076, likely Virginia State Police, and more valuable than an "ordinary" 1026. Good buy.

 

[Tony Marbury]

From what I can tell it was carried

From what I can tell it was carried by a right handed LE by the wear on it. I have found some new marks on it. I will post some pics.
tyring to figure out how to remove grips and get it apart.

 

[Shorty 45 MK2]

Here you go.
http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-smithing/165088-how-remove-replace-s-w-pistol-grips.html

 

[Tony Marbury]

pictures

Some pictures of the 2 dots, seems to be a letter 1 stamped into frame, and it has a N at end of mag well.

 

[S&W1006]

The markings capable of being fired with magazine removed means it was a law enforcement model. The 2 dots are marks from S&W showing that the recall was done if I'm not mistaken. I know there was a recall on the 1076 but it was probably on the 1026 also. Some of the others will ring in and correct me if I'm mistaken and they might have more info.

 

[Tony Marbury]

Under the grip I find the 5 digit number of 89175?? nothing like the serial number, and nothing like the product codes in my smith book?

 

[Aegis]

The two dots do indicate recall repair done. I sent two guns in for the recall and on return it did not have the two dots. So it may depend on the tech that does the recall work to put or not put the dots on..

 

[gcw16]

I picked up a 1026 about 2 or 3 months ago. A call to S&W confirmed that it was a Virginia State Police gun. It has the "Caution - Capable of firing with magazine removed" on the slide.

 

[dmc8163]

The number "89175" is likely a PD property number. I'll check my lettered VSP 1026 for a number.