

Hammer's father was Jack Hammer, a legendary carnival trick shooter whose repertoire of shooting tricks included catching a bullet in his teeth, which saved his son's life in one episode (another episode reveals that Jack gave Sledge his Magnum). Sledge also mentions that his favorite charity is "Toy Guns for Tots". Later in the same episode, Hammer fatally kicks a Mafia boss through an open window. In " Witless," a mob assassin hides in Hammer's closet Sledge guns down his would-be-murderer through the closed door (which has a bullseye on it) without ever knowing he's there. In the pilot episode, he deals with a sniper on a skyscraper roof by blowing up the entire building with a M72 LAW.after which he utters "I think I got him" to onlooking cops.

Despite this, Hammer is never seen killing anybody on-screen during the whole 41 episodes of the show. Hammer sleeps and showers with his gun, (it has its own satin pillow) and even talks to it, referring to it as "her." He believes in shooting first and asking questions never. 44 Magnum Smith & Wesson Model 629 revolver (a stainless steel version of the Smith & Wesson Model 29) with a customized grip, featuring an engraving of a sledgehammer. Peepers." Hammer's most prized possession is his. According to many of his fellow detectives, he "makes Dirty Harry look like Mr. Inspector Sledge Hammer ( David Rasche) is a stubborn, narrow-minded, opinionated, sexist, and reactionary (all of this by his own admission) detective from the San Francisco Police Department. ( July 2013) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This section needs additional citations for verification. Subsequent episodes showed newspapers that had no city name. The San Francisco newspaper used at the beginning of the pilot episode was censored during the show's initial broadcast, as the city wanted nothing to do with the series. However, no mention of San Francisco was made past the pilot episode and none of the city's landmarks are seen throughout the series, though the city name can be read on the police department building sign.
SLUDGE HAMMER SERIES
The series takes place in San Francisco, California, with parts of Los Angeles used as a stand-in for filming.
