JERRYS-
I see what you mean... Initially, I thought that the Charter might have been in the cocked position, but at second glance, obviously not.
Not sure about the reasoning behind that.... Does look a bit more snag-prone than offerings from other manufacturers. I would think that the hammer spur would normally protrude less than that....
I'll see what I can find and leave a post if anything worthwhile is found....
-WF