[Mark75H]

Round. Guns like me, they know I will treat them well so they don't bite me.

 

[Che]

Spur and a little blood is fine. Anything that does not kill you makes your stronger.

Of course I am ten feet tall and bulletproof now

 

[oemtech]

I have both but each gun has a fitted beaver tail. Both are functional.

 

[Smith10]

Spur for me, like the way it looks. The round hammers bug me.

 

[Jäger1]

Ring. Just the way JMB and Saive intended.

 

[Dentite]

For BHP my preference as far as esthetics go:

Favorite overall is C&S round no bite

As far as factory goes I prefer the spur. Slightly bobbed spur is even better.

The factory round hammer looks okay and looks right on the old classics but the ring is set back so far it looks odd to my eye.

 

[flatlande1]

I've owned HPs with both styles, and agree with those who've mentioned not liking the proportions of the OEM rowel hammers. All the HPs I currently own are Israeli trade-ins from Coles, and all have (or had) spur hammers, and I like the appearance of these hammers better than the OEM rowels.

Both styles used to bite the web of the shooting hand for me, so I bought a C&S no-bite hammer, and simply copied the profile of its backside while doing trigger jobs on OEM spur hammers. I also like to shorten the spur by one or two serrations - the Mk II I did for myself has its OEM spur hammer done this way, and is nigh-on to perfect for me.

As far as Commander-style rowel hammers go, the proportions of Chuck Warner's is my favorite. Got several sets of his sear/hammer/fp stop kit, and am in the process of fitting one to a cast frame Mk III. Am anxious to see what sort of break I get with his parts...

 

[Brian Dover]

I just barely miss getting bit by either style hammer, so both are fine by me.

 

[Mister Coffee]

I like the spur.

I get hammer bite from my BHP.

I don't get hammer bite from my Series 80 1911.

I hate hammer bite.

But I like the spur.

 

[Warthogge]

I have and prefer the C&S Chamfered Type II Commander Hammer. Neither the Spur nor the Commander ever caused me hammer bite. Lucky I guess.

 

[Jester122]

I like the looks of the ring hammer on a Hi Power. I could go either way on a 1911.

 

[Hoppe's no.10]

I own and shoot Hi-Powers with both the spur and commander style hammers. When it comes to shooting I haven't a preference and have never had my hand "bitten" or pinched and I have pretty much average size hands.

When it comes to esthetics I've always regarded the spur hammer as being military/tactical:

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While the commander hammer seems to lend itself to being.. well...a little more on the "romantic" side :

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Hoppe's no. 10

 

[borntoraisehogs]

I need more training on my hold. I can draw a little blood once in a great while with either type and never notice.
Thanks for the Pic WartHogge. Cylinder and Slide Right.?

 

[Im41911]

I like the spur better, I don't get bit with either. I notice that so far quite a few people like the spur hammer. Do any of the aftermarket guys that make the harder hammer/sear sets make one with a spur hammer? I have thought of upgrading but want to keep a spur hammer. I think if someone did there would be some buyers.

 

[Mister Coffee]

I need more training on my hold. I can draw a little blood once in a great while with either type and never notice.
Thanks for the Pic WartHogge. Cylinder and Slide Right.?

This would be worth discussing. Maybe I could improve as well.

 

[Echo23TC]

Aesthetically, I prefer round hammers. For shooting, I prefer a hammer with neither, since they both bite me. I've never understood why the hammers have spurs to begin with; I don't manipulate the hammer other than by racking the slide or pulling the trigger.

 

[manti.hunter]

Spur hammer for me, but I have bobbed about 1/2 of it off and re-contoured & re-blued it.

 

[wags]

I like both, but prefer round. Neither spur or round bite me, so it's only a cosmetic approach to my preference.

 

[Lou Markel]

I think from an aesthetic standpoint, round, but I have both and since I have small hands have never had a problem with hammer bite. To: meh, from a practical standpoint it just doesn't make much difference to me either way.

 

[kankakee]

I personally prefer the rowel hammer, although through the years i have realized I now prefer the smaller rowel offering from C&S or Garthwaite much more. Also, my tastes have always found a reduced length spur hammer ok for me, as well.
Best,