Traditions 1873 Single Action Revolver - Manuale (Pagina 36)

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NSTRUCTIONS FOR THE USE OF THE
TRANSFER BAR SAFETY
The transfer bar mechanism allows you to load the cylinder’s chambers
in complete safety. It differs from the original one for the insertion of
a lever that interposes between the hammer and the firing pin upon
firing only when the trigger is actuated and logically when the ham-
mer is cocked. This means that unless the trigger is pulled, the lever
does not rise. The transfer bar mechanism provides maximum security
against accidental discharge. It is an automatic safety always active. It
consists in a lever (part # 109) connected to the trigger (part # 108)
that interposes between the hammer (part # 104) and the firing pin
(part # 101). When this lever is not activated, therefore only in case of
accidental discharge, the hammer cannot hit the firing pin. The gun
remains dangerous and must be treated with extreme caution even in
the presence of an automatic safety as that fitted on this Pietta revol-
ver.
It is a safety system that prevents firing also in case of accidental drops
or in the event of trigger breakage. In traditional single-action revol-
vers the firing pin is directly linked to the hammer and it hits the car-
tridge primer every time the hammer falls on the loaded chamber.
With the transfer bar mechanism the firing pin is independent from the
hammer and thanks to this lever it transfers the hammer percussion
time on the firing pin.
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ARNING
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L IKE ALL SAFETY DEVICES THE T RANSFER BAR DOES NOT REPLACE THE SAFETY
STANDARDS AND PROPER HANDLING . T HE SAFEST WAY BY FAR TO KEEP OR
CARRY ANY REVOLVER IS TO HAVE THE HAMMER UNCOCKED AND THE CAR -
TRIDGE CHAMBER EMPTY
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ARNING
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THE EXCESSIVE PRESSURE ON THE TRIGGER, WHEN THE HAM-
MER IS ON THE LOADING NOTCH, MAY DAMAGE OR BREAK
THE TRIGGER AND CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE.
THE STANDARD TRIGGER PULL WEIGHT IS MAX. 1.5 KG./3.30 LBS
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