60-14 - Shimmed from the Factory?

[Dump1567]

I found this 2013 60-14 recently for $399 in a local shop. It had some top strap finish issues and what looked like oxidation on the hammer/key lock, which is probably why it was priced so low. I was expecting to find some rust when I got inside, but it was clean as a whistle.

What I did find was a round shim under the hammer on the hammer pin. I've been inside countless S&W's but have never seen anything shimmed. Would the Factory ever do this, or was this done by the prior owner?

I'm not sure why it was in there? And I just left it when I put everything back together. I still need to shoot it and confirm everything works fine. Seems to work fine during dry fire.

I swapped out the grips for these Pach's.

 

[jaymoore]

The shim is probably a Power Custom sideplate/hammer shim. If there's old rub marks on the side of the hammer on the side which the shim currently is located, then somebody did a simple fix. If there's no rub marks, then it doesn't need to be there.

Link below:
S&W Hammer and Sear Sideplate Shims [PC-GST-015] - $18.00 : GrandMasters L.L.C., Gunsmithing, Ruger 10-22, AK-47, Ruger, AR-15, Ruger Accessories, Gunsmithing Tools and Gun Accessories

 

[stansdds]

S&W does not use shims, so that was added by a previous owner.