Because most SA pistols are carried cocked, a manual thumb safety that “locks ... and it will cock and release the hammer. This makes the double action revolver faster to shoot and better ...

Like the revolver, the hammer must be cocked before ... its operation then becomes single action. Some double-action semi-automatics have a manual safety, usually combined with a decocking lever ...

For double-action shooting the folded hammers made it easier to retrieve the gun from a coat or vest pocket. The folding hammer was even offered on the larger .44-40 Win. Pocket Army models.

Modern revolvers are usually double-action, meaning one trigger pull both cocks and fires the gun. Some also allow for single ...

Previous generation revolvers used the percussion cap method, in which pulling the trigger dropped the hammer on a percussion ... in 1892 with a new Colt double-action revolver, the M1873 remained ...

Previous generation revolvers used the percussion cap method, in which pulling the trigger dropped the hammer on a percussion ... in 1892 with a new Colt double action revolver, the M1873 remained ...