Safety Instructions

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Engaging the Safety Mode
The version equipped with a decocking device is not covered in this section!
Push the safety up to the Safety-On position (Fig. 5) until the red warning dot is
covered. The safety in this position blocks the trigger mechanism and slide, thus preventing
the pulling of the trigger and operating the slide. The safety lever can be set to the "Safe"
position even with the hammer on safety notch. However, it is strongly not recommended
that the safety be engaged while in this state as any forced cocking of the hammer or pulling
of the trigger could damage the trigger mechanism and cause unwanted firing even though
the safety is in the "Locked" position. The pistol safety shall be only engaged with the
hammer in its rear position, i.e. cocked. The use of safety is therefore convenient for short
interruptions of firing only.
Besides the method previously described it is possible to put the pistol into a safety
mode and still be ready to fire immediately:
Load the pistol. Grasp the grip, POINT IN A SAFE DIRECTION. With thumb press on
the grooved area (thumb piece) of the hammer, pull the trigger and release the hammer
slowly ahead (Fig. 6) until it rests on the action or safety thumb of the hammer. Release the
trigger. Practise this operation very carefully to avoid an accidental discharge! We strongly
recommend to practise this operation beforehand with the pistol unloaded!
In this state the pistol is safe for all normal handling and at the same time ready for
immediate use. Please remember that the safest way to secure a pistol is to unload it and
store it in a safe place!
Decocking
The version equipped with a manual safety is not covered in this section!
MAKE SURE THE PISTOL IS POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION and thumb down the
decocking control lever (Fig. 7).
Pressing down the decocking control lever actuates the lowering of the hammer from
the cocked position to the hammer safety notch position, without any need to pull the trigger.
Even if there is a cartridge in the chamber the pistol is (hammer decocked) safe for all
normal handling in this state, and ready for immediate use in a Double Action mode of fire.
Sight Adjustment
The pistol sights were sighted in at the manufacturing plant at a distance of 25 m
so that the mean point of impact approximately conforms to the point of aim. Windage
correction can be carried out by the drifting of the rear sight in the dovetail and then secured
in its position by screw. Elevation correction is carried out by exchanging the front sight for
higher or lower sizes and by securing with a screw.