“What the hell!?, No one would do that with a pistol.”
How true. The Colt handle is held on by three small screws. Wan to strip them out by using it as a hammer?
“... The Colt handle is held on by three small screws. Wan to strip them out by using it as a hammer?”
RDdB’s caution is very cogent, but I cannot be sure which model of Colt he has in mind.
The Colt Single Action Army has a trigger guard and grip frame made in two pieces; the backstrap is attached to the frame by two screws. The trigger guard is attached to the frame by three screws. Backstrap and trigger guard are held together at the lower front corner of the grip frame by another screw. A somewhat antiquated configuration dating to the first Colt percussion models (1830s).
Remington’s percussion revolvers had the grip frame forged and machined in a single piece, along with the frame: more complex to manufacture, far stronger in use.
Double action revolvers have almost always been made with the grip strap integral with the frame. Often the trigger guard too.
Ruger’s single action revolvers have a grip frame and trigger guard made in one piece, attached to the frame with five screws.
Whatever the configuration, revolvers are not as stout as hammers and will not survive much misuse, if used for hammering. Also, don’t fan single actions, don’t spin their cylinders, and don’t flip the cylinder closed on swingout-cylinder models (double or single action); the repair bucks you save may be your own. Not to mention one’s life, in an encounter.