USPf .45 hammer

[joemerchant24]

So I picked up a very sweet USPf in .45 the other day. Great price.

It's date coded '98.

When I compared it to my (then) NIB USPf .40 date coded '95, I noticed a different hammer.

The .40 has a hard, polymer type hammer, just like you'd find on every gun. The newer, but used, .45 has what feels like a hard rubber hammer. It's kind of tacky and a little soft, like rubber.

Is this a change HK made that I was just unaware of? Is this a polymer hammer dissolving before my eyes? Is this a replacement hammer?

In short: What up, yo?

[Miku]

It´s an original hammer installed in the factory.

The hammer was changed from metal to rubber spur in mid 90´s. Maybe it has something to do with dropping tests or something, who knows.

I have a KE (94) dated USP and I wondered the same thing when I installed the Match Trigger Kit.

[joemerchant24]

Wow, talk about dusting off a golden oldie.

Thanks, Miku.

I kind of like the new-style hammer as it's a lot easier to get a thumb on than the old one.