This is what caused S&W to design the new hammer block, after which an S for safety was added to the serial numbers of the Victory models. Any pistolsmith who throws away the hammer block in the S&W after 1943 is an ignoramous, and obviously does not understand the S&W mechanism.
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One of the most common external safeties is the Cross Bolt Safety as seen below. This safety is operated by lateral force on a button usually located on the trigger guard of a firearm. When engaged this safety prevents the trigger of the firearm from being pulled. This safety is very common in rifles and shotguns.
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Another external safety seen in the image above is called a Grip Safety. Located on the back of the grip, this safety button is depressed by your hand while gripping the firearm. If not depressed the grip safety blocks the trigger from being pulled. The Thumb Safety seen below is another common pistol safety.
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Posts: 10,627. How the hammer block works. Anyone who wants to learn how the hammer block and decocker safety features of the PP-series pistols work needs only to read the Instruction Manual that was shipped with each Walther, Manurhin and Interarms pistol.
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Originally Posted by snw19_357. There is a foot on the bottom of the hammer and a shelf on the rebound slide that prevent the hammer moving forward when it is at rest. But, if it is dropped with enough force on the hammer, it could break off. So, they added the hammer block safety.
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Safeties usually act to block the trigger, hammer, or firing pin of a firearm and some even have multiple safeties. Safeties can come in many forms and can be of the external manually operated variety or can be internal and operate automatically as a function of the firearms action.
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There is a series of excellent schematics (in color, in the earlier German manuals) that illustrates how all the parts interact with each other. Similar schematics appear in manuals for the P.38 and P4 and P5 pistols. They are very useful in understanding the mechanisms.
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Hammer Block Safety Spring TC Contender. Stop misfires! One of the most problematic conditions with Contenders is misfires, often times misdiagnosed as headspace or a weak hammer spring. When the sear rotates it releases both the hammer block and the hammer at the same time with the result there is a race between the hammer block and hammer. The hammer block must drop out of the way of the hammer completely before the hammer impacts the firing pin.
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Liked 1,042 Times in 483 Posts. The hammer block is what keeps the hammer from striking the firing pin unless the trigger is fully depressed. With the hammer block removed, the hammer can strike the pin regardless of trigger position.
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what is hammer block safety
The hammer block is what keeps the hammer from striking the firing pin unless the trigger is fully depressed.