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1/4 "safety" notch

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Abilene:
I am going to guess that the metal used for hammers in the 19th century was such that the safety notch could be broken more easily if the gun was dropped than in more modern arms.

kwilliams1876:
Being a Horse guy, I am thinking that if I was riding in Montana"Injun" country, safety be damned, 6 would be in the chamber. A load of 6 might have been the reason a lanyard ring was added to some revolvers to prevent dropping.
kw

Drydock:
Those old Colts had cone shaped firing pins and VERY heavy springs.  Would work better with the narrower rims of the 45s back then. 

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Pettifogger:
In addition to the strength of the so-called safety notch the tip of the trigger is very small and not terribly strong.  I have seen many single actions with the tip of the trigger broken off.

Davem:
I saw an Army manual on Percussion revolvers, I wonder if there is one on the Peacemaker?

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