Manual

SAFETY POSITIONS —

The safety (also referred to as the manual hammer

stop) is a modern feature built into the action of your

Model 1892 to provide an additional level of safety.

When the safety has been placed in the “on” position

it serves the function of blocking the hammer from

striking the firing pin. Even if the safety is on, it does

not prevent the hammer from falling to the rebound

position when the trigger is pulled. When the trigger

is pulled — with the safety on — the hammer drops,

going immediately to the rebound position without

impacting the firing pin.

The safety on your new Model 1892 is built into the

top tang of the receiver. The safety “switch” itself is

fitted into an elongated, machined recess in the tang.

• Rebound position. This position (See Figure 4)

takes the place of the dropped and half-cocked posi-

tions found on the original Model 1892s of a century

ago. The rebounding feature of the hammer essential-

ly eliminates the dropped position. The hammer only

travels to the dropped position momentarily after the

trigger has been pulled with the hammer cocked. The

hammer then automatically moves to the rebound

position.

THE REBOUND POSITION IS THE RECOM-

MENDED POSITION OF THE HAMMER AT

ALL TIMES AND SHOULD BE IN THAT

POSITION EXCEPT (1) WHEN FIRING IS

IMMINENT (2) OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER

THE ACTION HAS BEEN CYCLED.

• Cocked position. This is the position that the

hammer is moved to when firing is imminent (See

Figure 5). It is also the position the hammer moves to

when the action is cycled using the finger lever.

WHEN THE HAMMER IS IN THE COCKED

POSITION THE SAFETY SHOULD BE IN

THE “ON” POSITION (WITH THE “S”

SHOWING) UNLESS FIRING IS IMMINENT.

Hammer in the cocked position (ready-to-fire)

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Rebound position of the hammer

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