Manual

Safety Stop on Hammer
The Safety Stop is a flat, shelf-like surface on the hammer which functions as
an automatic safety device. It will engage the sear in the unlikely event of
primary sear notch failure. This will prevent the hammer from falling fully
forward unintentionally and will insure against uncontrolled automatic fire. It
also prevents the hammer from striking the firing pin should your hand slip from
the slide or hammer while cocking the pistol, provided the hammer is rotated
past the Safety Stop. It is located such that when the sear engages the Safety
Stop, the sear can be disengaged by squeezing the trigger to allow the hammer
to fall forward. The hammer will fall when you squeeze the trigger. It falls
because the sear slides over the flat part of the safety stop to release the
hammer. This is intentional but will not allow the pistol to fire. It will not fire
because the hammer is already almost fullyforward when it is released from
the sear. The Safety Stop is not a manual safety and should not be engaged
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by hand.
ili CAUTION: CONTROL HAMMER WITH YOUR THUMB AND ALWAYS POINT
PISTOL IN A SAFE DIRECTION WHEN SQUEEZING THE TRIGGER TO LOWER
THE HAMMER. This will avoid accidental injury in the unlikely event of pistol
discharge, but lowering the hammer in this way should be done only when
the chamber is empty.
SAFETY DEPENDS ON YOU
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