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HAMMER BLOCK [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Bar acting as a mechanical safety in some modern revolvers and which is interposed between the hammer and the frame except when the trigger is pulled fully rearward.

OBS

Not to be confused with "safety bar".

OBS

An example of a firearm with this feature is a Smith & Wesson revolver.

Key term(s)
  • hammerblock
  • transfer bar

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Tige de sécurité dans certains revolvers modernes, interposée entre le chien et l'armature jusqu'à ce qu'elle soit abaissée par l'action de la détente.

OBS

sécurité anti-chute : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

OBS

Un exemple d'une arme à feu munie de cette pièce est un revolver Smith & Wesson.

Spanish

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