Kosta Zachos
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what does HAMMERLESS AUTOMATIC PISTOL mean what is hammerless
WHat does hammerless mean
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Well, since you posted this in revolvers, I'm going to assume that's what you mean despite the 'automatic'. It means there is no external/exposed hammer, which makes the gun relatively snag free and perfect for pocket carry. Let's see if we can link to a pic for you:
http://firearms.smith-wesson.com/store/index.php3?cat=293556&item=831417&sw_activeTab=1
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Kosta Zachos
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thanx that did answer my question
It means that if for any reason the cylinder gets "hard" to revolve, because it is dirty, fouling, bullet cases blew back, etc, then you are out of luck with a hammerless - it wont fire.
A hammer on a revolver means that you are much more likely to force the cylinder to revolve by pulling the trigger back and going to single action.
I got rid of all of my hammerless revovlers after one of them gave me trouble.
A hammer on a revolver means that you are much more likely to force the cylinder to revolve by pulling the trigger back and going to single action.
I got rid of all of my hammerless revovlers after one of them gave me trouble.
Many older top break revolvers such as Iver Johnsons and Harrington & Richardsons use terms like "Hammerless Automatic Pistol" to note that both the revolver has an internal hammer and that it has automatic ejectors. The use of the term "Automatic Pistol" was not so confusing back then (100+ years ago) because most pistols were either a revolver or single shot.