New to me #2 Army made it in today

[LanceWhite]

A few days ago, I commented I had a #2 Army on the way and was looking to fix or replace a hammer with missing spur. It came in today, my first purchase from Morphy's Auctions. I have another #2 that I have had a few years that came to me with the outside cleaned up with a wire brush. I swapped hammers between the two, and I have an extremely nice #2 now (my new gun has about 50percent or better bluing).

 

[Camster]

That's the way to do it! Congrats.
Now the question is: Do you sell off the inferior one. (I would.)

 

[LanceWhite]

I couldn't get the photos to upload from my phone, here are a couple quick pics after changing hammers.

 

[LanceWhite]

That's the way to do it! Congrats.
Now the question is: Do you sell off the inferior one. (I would.)

No, if I can ever find a hammer with an intact spur I will swap hammers back. This makes (3) #2s and (1) # 1 second variation in tipups. This is the nicest #2 I have, the third one is a little less common 5" barrel version and mostly patina colored gun. The # 1 is pretty nice gun, most all of it's silver on the frame and lots of blue on the barrel. I have a stash of 22 CB caps that I shoot out of it occasionally.