If anyone cares, it's called a half-cocked safety. This can also be combined with a bar type safety, which physically bars the hammer from coming forward. Which means the hammer would physically rest upon the cross bar, should it come forward. Making it physically impossible to strike the firing pin.
I have a .30-30 with both of these safeties. They are pretty common on older style weapons.
The Colt Cowboy SA .45 1998-2003 had a transfer bar as does the Ruger Vaquero so you know those aren’t going to strike the firing pin unless the trigger is pulled with hammer intentionally pulled back into full cock. Half cock, not gonna happen. Standard Colt Model 73 .45 single action with possibly years of abuse on movie sets or elsewhere, who knows at this point. I’d have to see the gun and take it apart to see the sear and trigger condition. I’d assume that had been done immediately so why has there been no reporting on the condition of the gun in question at this late point?
I expect it's because the weapon is in good shape. Regardless, even if worn, it remains highly doubtful it would go off without a drop.
This ignores the basic safety check to ensure no live ammo or lodged bullets. Which is fundamentally the basic job of many involved here.
Yeah, none of it adds up and I guess that’s on purpose. It’ll probably get filed with all the other “mysteries” forced upon us.
Since no other niggerfaggot on here said it, thanks for your input, sounds like you actually have some sound knowledge of what you're talking about.
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